Black Power

noun

, (sometimes lowercase)

1. the political and economic power of Black Americans in solidarity, especially such power used for achieving social equality.

Black Power

noun

1. a social, economic, and political movement of Black people, esp in the US, to obtain equality with White people

Black Power

1. A movement that grew out of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Black Power calls for independent development of political and social institutions for black people and emphasizes pride in black culture . In varying degrees, Black Power advocates called for the exclusion of whites from black civil rights organizations. Stokely Carmichael, one of the leaders of the movement and the head of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), stated: “I am not going to beg the white man for anything I deserve. I'm going to take it.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Black Power¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

Example Sentences

To top it off, Nugent has titled his latest concert series “Ted Nugent Black Power 2013.”

From The Daily Beast

Harris writes, “A Republican, Brooke felt compelled to distance his victory from the civil rights and Black Power movements.”

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps the only profound thing said by Stokely Carmichael during the Black Power era was that power is the ability to define.

From The Daily Beast

Stokely Carmichael didn't expect the dawn of Black Power to be integrated, or jovial, or have a snappy rhythm.

From The Daily Beast

The black-power movement of the 1970s was intertwined with a celebration of black male prowess.

From The Daily Beast

Of course there were men, two of them, on the deck of that small, black power boat.

From Project Gutenberg

Shall she range herself in line, front to the Black Power, with her sister States?

From Project Gutenberg

He no more wants to set up a universal black Power than you or I do; he knows where he, and all his like, would come in under it.

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