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black nationalism |
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black nationalismU.S. political and social movement aimed at developing economic power and community and ethnic pride among African Americans. It was proclaimed by Marcus Garvey in the early 20th century, when many U.S. black nationalists hoped for the eventual creation of a separate black nation in Africa. In the 1960s and '70s, Elijah Muhammad and Malcolm X preached the ideal of black nationalism as an alternative to assimilation into the predominantly white culture of the U.S. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| As William Van Deburg has noted, Black Nationalists were a diverse group favoring a variety of often competing strategies for achieving African American autonomy. With urban riots, the FBI's COINTELPRO and the CIA's Operation CHAOS infiltrations, and shootouts between police forces and Black Nationalists, the summer of 1967 went down in history as one of this nation's most violent. While integrationists emphasized the American side of the identity of African Americans, black nationalists rejected any association with the U. |
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