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*Violent revolts are justified by pointing to the actions of oppressors, with the goals of achieving retribution and forcing oppressors to respect Black humanity. These uprisings are seen as a reaction against systemic injustices and a means to address grievances directly. | *Violent revolts are justified by pointing to the actions of oppressors, with the goals of achieving retribution and forcing oppressors to respect Black humanity. These uprisings are seen as a reaction against systemic injustices and a means to address grievances directly. | ||
**For some African Americans, engaging in violent revolt is perceived as a way to reclaim or reconstruct their humanity, which has been undermined by oppressive systems like slavery or racial caste systems. | **For some African Americans, engaging in violent revolt is perceived as a way to reclaim or reconstruct their humanity, which has been undermined by oppressive systems like slavery or racial caste systems. | ||
*The range of protests from nonviolence to armed resistance by the African American community have been based on the political, cultural and social state of the country. African American communities | *The range of protests from nonviolence to armed resistance by the African American community have been based on the political, cultural and social state of the country. The use of violence by African American communities related to their search of equality heavily impacts the advancement of social change and the public’s perceptions. | ||
*Violent revolt is not only a transformation of external circumstances but also as a personal liberation and transformation of the self. | *Violent revolt is not only a transformation of external circumstances but also as a personal liberation and transformation of the self. | ||