Combahee River Collective Statement
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Black feminist text
collective statement
feminist manifesto
lesbian feminist text
political manifesto
socialist feminist text
The Combahee River Collective Statement is a foundational 1977 manifesto by a Black feminist lesbian socialist collective that articulated the concept of interlocking oppressions and helped shape modern intersectional feminist thought.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Combahee River Collective Statement | 2 |
| Combahee River Collective Statement canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2165324 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combahee River Collective Statement Context triple: [Black feminist movement, articulatedInDocument, Combahee River Collective Statement]
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A.
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
"Angela Davis: An Autobiography" is the 1974 memoir in which activist and scholar Angela Davis recounts her life, political radicalization, and involvement in the Black liberation and prison abolition movements.
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B.
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance is a landmark 1971 collection of essays and writings on political imprisonment, racism, and radical activism, edited by Angela Davis and featuring contributions from various civil rights and leftist figures.
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C.
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation is a seminal 1967 political text by Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton that articulates the philosophy, goals, and strategies of the Black Power movement in the United States.
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D.
SNCC: The New Abolitionists
SNCC: The New Abolitionists is a historical work that chronicles the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s pivotal role in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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E.
Women, Race, & Class
Women, Race, & Class is a groundbreaking feminist text by Angela Davis that examines the intertwined histories of gender, race, and class oppression in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combahee River Collective Statement Target entity description: The Combahee River Collective Statement is a foundational 1977 manifesto by a Black feminist lesbian socialist collective that articulated the concept of interlocking oppressions and helped shape modern intersectional feminist thought.
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A.
Angela Davis: An Autobiography
"Angela Davis: An Autobiography" is the 1974 memoir in which activist and scholar Angela Davis recounts her life, political radicalization, and involvement in the Black liberation and prison abolition movements.
-
B.
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance
If They Come in the Morning: Voices of Resistance is a landmark 1971 collection of essays and writings on political imprisonment, racism, and radical activism, edited by Angela Davis and featuring contributions from various civil rights and leftist figures.
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C.
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation is a seminal 1967 political text by Stokely Carmichael and Charles V. Hamilton that articulates the philosophy, goals, and strategies of the Black Power movement in the United States.
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D.
SNCC: The New Abolitionists
SNCC: The New Abolitionists is a historical work that chronicles the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee’s pivotal role in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
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E.
Women, Race, & Class
Women, Race, & Class is a groundbreaking feminist text by Angela Davis that examines the intertwined histories of gender, race, and class oppression in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black feminist text
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collective statement ⓘ feminist manifesto ⓘ lesbian feminist text ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ socialist feminist text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black feminist movement
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Combahee River Collective ⓘ United States Black feminist organizing ⓘ second-wave feminism ⓘ |
| author | Combahee River Collective ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
anti-class oppression
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anti-heterosexism ⓘ anti-racism ⓘ anti-sexism ⓘ collective liberation ⓘ interlocking systems of oppression ⓘ simultaneity of oppression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| critiques |
capitalism
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heterosexism in social movements ⓘ racism in white feminist movements ⓘ sexism in Black nationalist movements ⓘ |
| describes |
Black feminism
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identity politics ⓘ interlocking oppressions ⓘ lesbian feminism ⓘ socialist feminism ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
lives of Black lesbians
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lives of Black women ⓘ working-class women of color ⓘ |
| genre |
manifesto
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1970s feminism ⓘ |
| influenced |
Black feminist thought
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surface form:
Black feminist theory
contemporary social justice movements ⓘ intersectional feminism ⓘ queer of color critique ⓘ women of color feminism ⓘ |
| keyTerm |
identity politics
ⓘ
interlocking oppressions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Black feminist movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Black feminism
intersectional feminism ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
anti-capitalist
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anti-imperialist ⓘ socialist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| states | liberation of Black women would mean liberation of all people ⓘ |
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The Combahee River Collective Statement
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The Combahee River Collective Statement