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The Black Power Movement advocated nonviolent means to end racial discrimination.

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The above statement is false. The Black Power movement was a radical movement that emerged in 1966 and lasted till 1975. Martin Luther King Jr. also launched it. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement, which proposed peaceful protests, the Black Power movement advocated a violent means to end racism. Among those who emerged from the movement with the most significant influence was Malcolm X. The movement's mission was multifaceted. It envisioned the cultural, political, and economic emancipation of African Americans. The movement aimed to build a sense of pride and self-reliance in the African American communities. The Black Power movement in the US-inspired similar movements in India against caste discrimination.
Hence, The Black Power Movement advocated a violent means to end racial discrimination.

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