Black radical theory was discovered in mass movements, not invented

Evidence

Du Bois, James, and Wright eventually revised their positions on Western Marxism or broke with it altogether and, to differing degrees, embraced Black radicalism. The way they came to the Black Radical Tradition was more of an act of recognition than invention; they did not create the theory of Black radicalism as much as found it, through their work and study, in the mass movements of Black people. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 22

Categorization

• XREF: This recognition-over-invention claim resonates with Robinson’s core thesis that the Black Radical Tradition precedes and exceeds Western Marxism — the heart of the reader’s research question on the tradition’s origin. — connects to: Western scholars long denied any coherent tradition of Black radicalism — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 393; The radical intelligentsia found, not invented, the Black Radical Tradition; Surrealism served Black radicals as recognition, not invention (+7 more)
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 22

Broader Connections

• The radical intelligentsia found, not invented, the Black Radical Tradition #corroborates (0.90)
• The three intellectuals articulated rather than invented the Black radical idea #corroborates (0.85)
• Surrealism served Black radicals as recognition, not invention #epitomizes (0.70)
• The Black radical tradition derives from its own cultural synthesis, not imported theory. #expands (0.70)
• Black revolutionary consciousness formed independently of bourgeois thought and ideology #corroborates (0.60)