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[PEN-L:1938] Re: history of "PC"

On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, James Devine wrote:

...

> I've noticed that the "PC" terms tend to take on bad -- racist --
> connotations if the objective conditions aren't changed (as with
> the term "Black," which is why many supported the introduction of
> "African American").
>

Why didn't the Black Power movement call itself the "African
American Power movement"?

Paul
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