The reclaimed word ‘black’ became an anti-segregation identity tool in the 1920s

Evidence

Robert Miles supports this by citing Paul Gilroy’s There ain’t no black in the Union Jack as a perfect example, where Asians were granted merely a ‘walk-on’ part. Modood also suggested that the term ‘black’ overlooked and obscured Asian needs despite them becoming an ever-growing population, adding that ‘black’ was also far too politicised that for Asians was little more than a ‘political colour’ that appealed only to a very limited aspect of their individual or community being. The final two arguments were that ‘black’ was non-conducive to ethnic pride and that there was a coerciveness by anti-racist advocates where the consent of Asians and others who were not culturally black became taken for granted and so negated their status and distinctive identity. resultantly, Modood put forward the argument that new identities were needed that broke the hegemonic grip of ‘political blackness’. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 57 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Antiracists reclaimed ‘Black’ while assimilationists clung to ‘Negro’ — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 995; The anti-racist term ‘black’ excluded Asians and prompted new identities — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 57; Black racial identity is externally imposed before it is self-chosen — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 340 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• The anti-racist term ‘black’ excluded Asians and prompted new identities #complicates (0.75) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 57