Question

What did the slogan black power mean how were the feelings behind the slogan expressed?

Answer 1

Black power was a slogan dating back from the 1950's on, that  emphazised racial pride and created community cohesion for the black community in the U.S. (a society where white men are still the majority). The black power slogan was a means of expressing solidarity, meaning freedom ,enabling the expresion of liberty for the black community. Furthermore; black power means black people comming together, uniting with people being represented .giving them authonomy. Black power feelings took shape since it became also a very particular form of activism and political ideology by 1960's and onwards.