Five Black Categories

The "Five Black Categories" (Chinese: 黑五类; pinyin: Hēiwǔlèi) were classifications of political identity and social status in Mao era (1949–1976) of the People's Republic of China, especially during the Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976); these categories include landlords, rich farmers, counter-revolutionaries, bad influencers and rightists.[1][2][3] People who were labelled as members of these five groups were discriminated against in society and were considered enemies of the Cultural Revolution, subject to constant persecution and even massacres.[1][2][3] Most members of the Five Black Categories were rehabilitated in the Boluan Fanzheng period after the Cultural Revolution.[4][5]

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  4. ^ Yang, Long (2023), Shuman, Amanda; Leese, Daniel (eds.), "Villagers, Cadres, and the Politics of Rehabilitation in Post-Mao China, 1979–1982", Justice After Mao: The Politics of Historical Truth in the People's Republic of China, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 122–144, ISBN 978-1-009-26129-6, retrieved 2024-10-18
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