Black Power

Black Power is a slogan which describes the aspiration of many people of varying degrees of African descent for national self-determination. The term describes a conscious choice for blacks to nurture and promote their own models of value, rather than look for other races to validate them. It calls for Blacks to identify their historical struggle and work to help themselves.

Further reading

• Breitman, George. In Defense of Black Power. International Socialist Review Jan-Feb 1967, from Tamiment Library microfilm archives. Transcribed & marked up by Andrew Pollack for the Encyclopaedia of Trotskyism On-Line. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
• Carmichael, Stokely. Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Position Paper: The Basis of Black Power. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
• SNCC Project Group. SNCC Issues: Black Power. SNCC 1960-1966: Six years of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Retrieved May 2, 2005.