black liberation

noun

The achievement of equal rights and status for black people, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.

Meanings

black liberation1

nounblack liberation (uncountable)

alternative Black liberation

  1. USuncountablegovernmentThe achievement of equal rights and status for black people, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.
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    Investigator Wheeler commented briefly concerning the activity of the Progressive Labor Party in circulating inflammatory literature during the Watts riot. PLP distributed posters and flyers titled: “Don’t be a sucker!” (This pamphlet asked the question: “ISN’T THIS A DECLARATION OF WAR AGAINST THE AFRO-AMERICAN PEOPLE BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT?”); “BLACK LIBERATION—NOW!” ; “THE NEED FOR REVOLUTION ” ; “WANTED FOR MURDER—Parker the Cop in Watts” (This poster was patterned after the PLP’s “Wanted for Murder—Gilligan the Cop” poster which was distributed during the Harlem riot of 1964.); and, during the Deadwyler affair, “WANTED for the MURDER of Leonard Deadwyler—‘BOVA—the COP.’”

    1965, House Un-American Activities Committee, Annual Report For The Year 1965, page 63

Black liberation2

nounBlack liberation (uncountable)
  1. USuncountablegovernmentAlternative letter-case form of black liberation.

Origin

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