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Originally a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movements in the United States, further popularized by Gil Scott-Heron's song and poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" (1970).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
the revolution will not be televised
Today it means: A societal revolution will happen genuinely and in real life, and will not be caught on film. Full definition →