It was said by minions of the racist oppressive giant in South Africa that Black Conciousness was nothing but an importation of American Black power. African-Americanism was not only a struggle for power, but it was also a search for identity and the resugence of its cultural values.
Archive record
Anglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement

- Origin date
- 27 May 1979
- Updated
- 27 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Anglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0114330
South African History Online (2016) 'Anglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0114330 (Accessed: 29 July 2026).
South African History Online, Anglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement [website], https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0114330, (accessed 29 July 2026).
"Anglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0114330. Accessed 29 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Anglo-American influences on the Black conciousness movement ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/xh/ref/R-0114330.
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