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Women Black Power
Key facts for Black Power Women's Civil Rights. A level OCR history.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Black is beautiful | By encouraging AA culture and the theme 'black is beautiful', there was a new awareness of clothes, hairstyles and sexuality for AA women, rather than replicating white American standards. |
| Black Panther membership | By the 1970s, due to repression, killing and imprisonment of male activists, women made up 2/3rds of Black Panther members. Many women led armed units. They often trained alongside men, and were shown as revolutionaries in propaganda. |
| Local leaders | Women were important local leaders in various organisations and took part of Black Power influenced community initiatives, such as healthcare, education, legal problems and housing. |
| Prioritising 'revolution' | In theory, women were equal alongside men in the movement, and the slogan 'revolutionary first, sister second' inspired women to be active politically with direct action. |
| Social politics | Black Power developed social politics, questioning aspects of social norms other than race. This looked at attitudes, discrimination, pride in heritage and culture, expanding gender politics and encouraging second-wave feminism. |
| Black Panthers leadership | Black Panthers 'sisters' wrote articles, gave legal advisers, were organisers and were speakers. Leaders included Elaine Brown, who was second only to Huey Newton in the central committee. |
| Roles for women in movements | Traditional male attitudes, including in civil rights movements, often placed men in decision-making roles, and women were often supporting - a feature of many Black Power organisations. |
| View of feminism | Feminism was often seen by AA male activists as 'a white women's thing'. |
| View of birth control | Separatists organisations, looking to traditional cultures, had opposed birth control (Such as Nation of Islam). |
| Revolutionary violence | Revolutionary violence and militancy was seen as essentially male, with male posturing and 'macho' attitudes seen as 'authentically' African. Many male members did not want women to do 'a man's job'. |
| Traditional roles | For many women, local activism fell into traditional roles of caring for families and supporting other women. |
| Radicalism of Black Power | The radicalism of Black Power was harmful to women's rights, as it suggested feminism was part of a wider movement to destabilise American society and undermine the 'silent majority' of white, middle-class conservative America. |
| Women before Black Power | Women had been involved in civil rights campaigns before Black Power, such as in the bus boycott, freedom rides, sit-ins and March on Washington. |
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