Separate Nations: Two Attitudinal Dimensions of Black Nationalism

Previous research has often treated the ideology of Black Nationalism as a singular, uniform set of beliefs. We explore the attitudinal complexity of African-American support for Black Nationalism and discover two distinct dimensions of Black Nationalism, which we label community nationalism and sep...

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Published inThe Journal of politics Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 22 - 44
Main Authors Brown, Robert A., Shaw, Todd C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01.02.2002
Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Blackwell Publishers, Inc
University of Chicago Press
Subjects
African American culture
African Americans
Attitudes
Black communities
Black Community
Black Muslims
Black nationalism
Black power
Communities
Ethnonationalism
Nationalism
Original Articles
Political Attitudes
Political freedom
Political Ideologies
Politics
Public Support
Separatism
United States
US
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Summary:Previous research has often treated the ideology of Black Nationalism as a singular, uniform set of beliefs. We explore the attitudinal complexity of African-American support for Black Nationalism and discover two distinct dimensions of Black Nationalism, which we label community nationalism and separatist nationalism. While the former dimension enjoys support among several black subgroups, including more affluent blacks, the latter dimension is distinctly supported by blacks who are either younger, male, or less affluent. Furthermore, community and separatist nationalists generally agree upon a core set of nationalist tenets, although they diverge on the definition and breadth of the black struggle.
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ISSN:0022-3816
1468-2508
DOI:10.1111/1468-2508.00116