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TU Black Power
Key facts for Black Power Trade Union Civil Rights. A level OCR history.
Term | Definition |
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Ending racist practices | The movement encouraged trade unions to abandon any remaining racist practices within their organisations, including the exclusion of black members |
Focus on poverty - benefits | The movement helped focus concerns on poverty, which was linked to the low wages of AA workers. The movement also |
Affirmative action | The long term impacts of Black Power may have included influencing Nixon's affirmative action. |
Issue of focus | Although the movement did recognise economic issues, it was mostly focused on black culture and representation |
The ten-point program | Concern for the economic position of AAs was just one point on the ten-point programme |
Division within the labour movement | Black Power's emphasis on AA worker solidarity rather than worker solidarity may have further divided the movement |
Focus on poverty - issues | The main concern (economically) of Black Power was reducing the poverty that affected many AAs, which may have taken away support for advancing labour rights |