Black nationalism persists as a latent force that recurs during crises
Evidence
[T]he emotional expression of group-feeling which puzzles so many whites and leads them to deplore what they call “black chauvinism” is not a morbidly inherent trait of the Negro, but rather the reflex expression of a life whose roots are imbedded deeply in Southern soil. Negro writers must accept the nationalist implications of their lives… . [T]hey must accept the concept of nationalism because, in order to transcend it, they must possess and understand it. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1387 (
#complicates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Black nationalism arose natively from Black super-exploitation in the United States; Crises afflicting Black peoples have intensified to near-genocidal proportions; Black nationalism is a historical reflex that must be transcended through understanding. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1387 (+5 more)
Related
- Black nationalism formed a historical stage within a more universal consciousness. (similarity 0.90)
- Black nationalism is a historical reflex that must be transcended through understanding. (similarity 0.89)
- Black nationalism arose natively from Black super-exploitation in the United States (similarity 0.85)
- Black nationalism is a stage to be transcended toward universal consciousness (similarity 0.83)
- Crises afflicting Black peoples have intensified to near-genocidal proportions (similarity 0.82)
- Black revolutionary consciousness derives from the whole historical experience of Black people. (similarity 0.78)
- Black survival in struggle requires self-defined culture and consciousness, not imported theory (similarity 0.78)
Broader Connections
- Crises afflicting Black peoples have intensified to near-genocidal proportions
#expands(0.85) - Black nationalism is a historical reflex that must be transcended through understanding.
#complicates(0.80) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1387 - The crises Black Marxism addressed in the early 1980s persisted into the new millennium
#expands(0.75) - Black nationalism formed a historical stage within a more universal consciousness.
#complicates(0.70) - Black struggles in the US function under domestic colonialism linked to worldwide anticolonialism
#expands(0.60)