Black nationalism
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Black nationalism is a nationalist movement which seeks representation for Black people as a distinct national identity, especially in racialized, colonial and postcolonial societies. Its earliest pro
1924 photograph of Marcus Garvey
1964 photograph of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
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Malcolm X was an African American revolutionary, civil rights activist, and Muslim minister who was a prominent figure during the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1965. He discovered t
Black nationalism
…Seale and Huey P. Newton in October 1966 in Oakland, California. Originally, the party organized in an emergent black nationalist tradition inspired by Malcolm X and others. Upon its inception, the party's core practice was its open carry patrols ("copwatching") designed to challenge the excessive force and…
Malcolm X in 1964
A Boston police mug shot of Malcolm taken in 1944, following his arrest for larceny
Malcolm X speaking to members of the African-American Students Foundation. (1959)
Muhammad Ali (second row, in dark suit) watches Elijah Muhammad speak, 1964