Black Liberation Army

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf militant organization
gptkbp:activities kidnappings
bank robberies
shootouts with police
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Black_Panther_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:African_American_civil_rights_movement
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:dissolved 1980s
gptkbp:founded 1970
gptkbp:goal establish a revolutionary socialist state
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Black_Power_movement
gptkb:Vietnam_War_protests
post-civil rights era
anti-colonial movements worldwide
economic inequality in urban areas
radical feminism influence
rise of radical leftist movements
urban unrest in the 1960s and 1970s
Cold_War_tensions
police_brutality_against_African_Americans
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Black Liberation Army
gptkbp:ideology Black nationalism
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Frantz_Fanon
gptkb:Malcolm_X
gptkb:Marcus_Garvey
gptkbp:involvedIn community organizing
political education
armed resistance
anti-imperialist activities
prisoner support initiatives
gptkbp:legacy influence on radical movements
gptkbp:mediaAppearances books
documentaries
films
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Assata_Shakur
Joanne Chesimard
gptkbp:notableFeature 1971 New York City shootout
1975 assassination of police officers
1979 bombing of a police station
1973 San Francisco shootout
1977 kidnapping of a judge
gptkbp:operations urban guerrilla warfare
gptkbp:publicPerception controversial
viewed as freedom fighters by others
viewed as terrorists by some
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Puerto_Rican_independence_movement
gptkb:Weather_Underground_Organization
gptkbp:targets law enforcement