Congress of Afrikan People
The Congress of Afrikan people (CAP) was a Black nationalist and Maoist organization in the United States from 1970 to 1980.
Congress of Afrikan People | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 |
| Dissolved | 1980 |
| Merged into | League of Revolutionary Struggle (Marxist-Leninist) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
CAP was founded in 1970. CAP's activities illustrate the fluidity and changing nature of black radicalism in this period.[1]
In 1974, CAP became the Revolutionary Communist League (Marxist-Leninist-Mao Tse-tung Thought), led by Amiri Baraka.[1] In 1980, the RCL merged into the League of Revolutionary Struggle (Marxist-Leninist).[1] When this group split, some former CAP members joined the Freedom Road Socialist Organization.
References
- Frazier, Robeson Taj P (2006). "The Congress of African People: Baraka, Brother Mao, and the Year of '74". Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society. 8 (3): 1099–9949. doi:10.1080/10999940600882947. S2CID 143594492.
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