Black separatism
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Black separatism is a separatist political movement that seeks separate economic and cultural development for those of African descent in societies, particularly in the United States. Black separatism is a subcategory of black nationalism, stemming from the idea of racial solidarity, and implies that blacks should organize themselves on the basis of their common experience of oppression as a result of their blackness, culture, and African heritage.Template:Sfn Black separatism in its purest form, as a subcategory of black nationalism, asserts that blacks and whites ideally should form two independent nations.Template:Sfn Black separatists also often seek their original cultural homeland. Black separatists generally think that black people are hindered in their advancement in a society dominated by a white majority.
See also
- Afrocentric education
- Cultural nationalism
- Economic nationalism
- List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as hate groups
- Religious nationalism
- White separatism
