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The Black Power movement emerged in 1966 and lasted till 1990.

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The above statement is False.
The community of African-Americans were discriminated against in the US in the 1960s. African-Americans or Blacks are those whose descendants came from Africa centuries ago. The Black Power movement started in 1966 and lasted till 1975. The campaign aimed to abolish anti-racial discriminatory policies against African-Americans in the US. The movement even supported using violence if needed. This was a more militant movement to end racism. In contrast, the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King Jr adopted non-violent methods to abolish legal racial discrimination against African-Americans.
The correct statement would be the Black Power movement emerged in 1966 and lasted till 1975.

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