Black Power movement

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African-American history topic political movement social movement

The Black Power movement was a mid-20th-century Black American political and cultural movement that emphasized racial pride, self-determination, and resistance to systemic oppression.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Black Power	7
Black nationalism	7
Black Power era	1
Black Power movement in the United States	1
Black power	1

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African-American history topic ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
contributedTo	development of African American studies as an academic field ⓘ greater visibility of Black culture in U.S. media ⓘ redefinition of Black identity in the United States ⓘ rise of Black elected officials in the United States ⓘ
criticizedBy	some leaders of the mainstream civil rights movement ⓘ
criticizedFor	perceived militancy ⓘ perceived racial separatism ⓘ
demanded	better housing for Black communities ⓘ community control of police ⓘ community control of schools ⓘ employment opportunities for African Americans ⓘ end to police violence ⓘ release of political prisoners ⓘ reparations for slavery and racism ⓘ
developedFrom	Black nationalist traditions in the United States ⓘ American civil rights movement ⓘ surface form: Civil rights movement Pan-Africanist movements ⓘ anti-colonial struggles in Africa and the Caribbean ⓘ
emergedInDecade	1960s ⓘ
hasCoreIdea	Black Arts Movement ⓘ surface form: Black aesthetic Black cultural nationalism ⓘ Black political autonomy ⓘ Black Power movement self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Black power Black self-determination ⓘ Black solidarity ⓘ Pan-Africanism ⓘ anti-imperialism ⓘ community control ⓘ economic self-sufficiency ⓘ racial pride ⓘ resistance to systemic racism ⓘ self-defense ⓘ
hasCulturalExpression	Afro hairstyle ⓘ Afrocentric fashion ⓘ Black Arts Movement ⓘ Black nationalist literature ⓘ political soul and funk music ⓘ
hasEthnicFocus	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African Americans
hasKeyEvent	1966 Meredith March Against Fear ⓘ 1967 Detroit rebellion ⓘ 1967 Newark riots ⓘ 1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute ⓘ National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana, 1972 ⓘ formation of the Black Panther Party in 1966 ⓘ
hasKeyFigure	Amiri Baraka ⓘ Angela Davis ⓘ Assata Shakur ⓘ Bobby Seale ⓘ Eldridge Cleaver ⓘ H. Rap Brown ⓘ Huey P. Newton ⓘ James Forman ⓘ Kathleen Cleaver ⓘ Stokely Carmichael ⓘ surface form: Kwame Ture Malcolm X ⓘ Stokely Carmichael ⓘ
hasKeyOrganization	Black Panther Party ⓘ Congress of African People ⓘ League of Revolutionary Black Workers ⓘ Nation of Islam ⓘ Republic of New Afrika ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee ⓘ US Organization ⓘ
hasMainRegion	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasTactic	armed self-defense ⓘ boycotts ⓘ community programs ⓘ electoral politics ⓘ mass protest ⓘ political education ⓘ student strikes ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
influenced	Black Arts Movement ⓘ Black Lives Matter Global Network ⓘ surface form: Black Lives Matter movement Black feminist movement ⓘ liberation theology ⓘ surface form: Black liberation theology ethnic studies programs in U.S. universities ⓘ hip hop culture ⓘ multicultural education in the United States ⓘ student activism in the United States ⓘ
opposed	U.S. imperialism ⓘ economic exploitation of Black communities ⓘ police brutality ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ
sloganPopularizedBy	Stokely Carmichael ⓘ
wasMostActiveInDecade	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ
wasSubjectOf	COINTELPRO surveillance ⓘ FBI repression ⓘ

Referenced by (60)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kathleen Cleaver → politicalAlignment → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black nationalism

Ray West → politicalAlignment → Black Power movement ⓘ

Black Americans → politicalContribution → Black Power movement ⓘ

Huey P. Newton → politicalIdeology → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black nationalism

Lowndes County Freedom Organization → politicalPosition → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Power

Black is beautiful → relatedConcept → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Power

1966 Meredith March Against Fear → sloganUsed → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Power

African American studies → studies → Black Power movement ⓘ

1968 Mexico City Olympics Black Power salute → symbolizes → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Power

US Organization → timePeriod → Black Power movement ⓘ

this entity surface form: Black Power era