African-American leftism refers to
left-wing
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
political currents that have developed among various
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
communities in the
United States of America
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. These currents are active around social issues, and often call for an African-American led movement that aims at bringing about some form of socialism between the
African-American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American ...
community and
White
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community and other minority groups.
History
Organizations
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African Blood Brotherhood
The African Blood Brotherhood for African Liberation and Redemption (ABB) was a United States, U.S. Civil rights movement (1896–1954), black liberation organization established in 1919 in New York City by journalist Cyril Briggs. The group was es ...
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Black Liberation Army
The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was a far-left, black nationalist, underground Black Power revolutionary paramilitary organization that operated in the United States from 1970 to 1981. Composed of former Black Panthers (BPP) and Republic of Ne ...
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Black Panthers
The Black Panther Party (BPP), originally the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, was a Marxism-Leninism, Marxist-Leninist and Black Power movement, black power political organization founded by college students Bobby Seale and Huey P. New ...
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Black Radical Congress
The Black Radical Congress or BRC is an organization founded in 1998 in Chicago. It is a grassroots network of individuals and organizations of African descent focused on advocating for broad progressive social justice, racial equality and economi ...
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Black Socialists in America
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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) is a nonprofit organization of African American trade union members affiliated with the AFL–CIO. More than 50 different international and national trade unions are represented in CBTU and there are 50 ...
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Detroit Revolutionary Union Movement
The Dodge Revolutionary Union Movement (DRUM) was an organization of African-American workers formed in May 1968 in the Chrysler Corporation's Dodge Main assembly plant in Detroit, Michigan.
History
Detroit labor activist Martin Glaberman est ...
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League of Revolutionary Black Workers
The League of Revolutionary Black Workers (LRBW) formed in 1969 in Detroit, Michigan. The League united a number of different Revolutionary Union Movements (RUMs) that were growing rapidly across the auto industry and other industrial sectors†...
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National Brotherhood of Workers of America The National Brotherhood of Workers of America (NBWA) was the largest body of organised African American workers in the United States of America in 1919.
First congress
The organisation was formed by T.J. Pree and R.T. Sims. A. Philip Randolph was ...
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Sojourner Truth Organization
Sojourner Truth Organization was a new communist group formed in the winter of 1969, prominent in the Midwest through 1985. Oriented towards organization in the workplace, and named after African American activist Sojourner Truth, the organizati ...
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W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America
The W.E.B. Du Bois Clubs of America was a national youth organization sponsored by the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and launched at a national convention held in San Francisco in June 1964. The organization was active in the American student move ...
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Black Alliance for Peace
Black Alliance for Peace (also referred to as BAP) is a people(s)-centered human rights project against war, repression, and imperialism. The Open Collective is the fiscal sponsor of the formation.
The mission of the organization is "to recaptur ...
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Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100)
Black Youth Project 100 (BYP100) is an African American youth organization in the United States.Aaron C. DavisBlack youth group demands D.C. mayor recall officers from Baltimore ''Washington Post'' (April 29, 2017). Its activities include communit ...
See also
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Civil rights movement (1896–1954)
The civil rights movement (1896–1954) was a long, primarily nonviolent resistance, nonviolent action to bring full Civil and political rights, civil rights and equality under the law to all Americans. The era has had a lasting impact on Society ...
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Afro-Caribbean leftism
Afro-Caribbean leftism refers to Left-wing politics, left-wing political currents that have developed among various Afro-Caribbean, African-Caribbean communities in the Caribbean, the United States of America, France, Great Britain, or anywhere e ...
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The Communist Party USA and African-Americans
The Communist Party USA, ideologically committed to foster a socialist revolution in the United States, played a significant role in defending the civil rights of African Americans during its most influential years of the 1930s and 1940s. In that ...
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Black conservatism in the United States
Black conservatism in the United States is a political and social movement rooted in communities of African descent that aligns largely with the American conservative movement, including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes socia ...
External links
Seeing BlackPlaya Hata "Think, now think again"Black CommentatorWomen of Color WebNetNoir.comBlack VoicesBlack Radical Congress
References
Black Power
Left-wing politics in the United States
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