Anti-Black racism

"Melanophobia" redirects here. For other uses of the word "Melano", see Melanoleuca (disambiguation).
This article is about negative sentiment towards Black people. For negative sentiment towards African peoples and societies, irrespective of race, see Anti-African sentiment. For racism against African Americans specifically, see Racism against African Americans. For racism against Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders, see Racism in Australia § Indigenous Australians.

A gathering of White supremacists who are members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Baltimore in 1923. Designated as a far-right terrorist organization, the KKK first emerged in the American South in the 19th century and it is widely considered the most notorious anti-Black hate group in the country, reaching its peak with approximately six million members in the 1920s.
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Anti-Black racism, also called anti-Black sentiment, anti-Blackness, colourphobia or Negrophobia, is characterised by prejudice, collective hatred, and discrimination or extreme aversion towards people who are racialised as Black people, especially those people from sub-Saharan Africa and its diasporas,[1][2] as well as a loathing of Black culture worldwide. Such sentiment includes, but is not limited to: the attribution of negative characteristics to Black people; the fear, strong dislike or dehumanization of Black men; and the objectification (including sexual objectification) of Black women.[3]

Coined by Canadian scholar Dr. Akua Benjamin, the term anti-Black racism (or ABR)[4][5] applies specifically to racism towards Black people of African descent, as shaped by slavery and European colonialism.[1][2] However, the term Black itself can apply more widely to other groups.[6][7][8] Some scholars have called for more recognition of the shared experiences of Blackness for Pacific and non-Atlantic Blacks (or Blaks), such as Indigenous Australians and Melanesians, although this usage may be controversial.[9][10] The related terms Negrophobia and colourphobia were terms created by abolitionists in America to refer specifically to racism towards people of Black African descent, who were known at the time as Negroes or Coloured.[11][12][13][14]

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  5. ^ Gregory, Virgil L.; Clary, Kelly Lynn (2022-01-02). "Addressing Anti-Black Racism: The Roles of Social Work". Smith College Studies in Social Work. 92 (1): 1–27. doi:10.1080/00377317.2021.2008287. ISSN 0037-7317.
  6. ^ MacMaster, Neil (2001), MacMaster, Neil (ed.), "Anti-Black Racism in an Age of Total War", Racism in Europe 1870–2000, London: Macmillan Education UK, pp. 117–139, doi:10.1007/978-1-4039-4033-9_5, ISBN 978-1-4039-4033-9, retrieved 2024-07-21
  7. ^ Library, Web. "Guides: Anti-Black Racism: Definitions and Introductory Texts". libraryguides.mcgill.ca. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  8. ^ Shilliam, Robbie (2015). The Black Pacific: Anti-Colonial Struggles and Oceanic Connections (1 ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. doi:10.5040/9781474218788.ch-003. ISBN 978-1-4742-1878-8.
  9. ^ Barwick, Daniel; Nayak, Anoop (2024-07-08). "The Transnationalism of the Black Lives Matter Movement: Decolonization and Mapping Black Geographies in Sydney, Australia". Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 114 (7): 1587–1603. doi:10.1080/24694452.2024.2363782. ISSN 2469-4452.
  10. ^ Fredericks, Bronwyn; Bradfield, Abraham (2021-04-27). "'I'm Not Afraid of the Dark': White Colonial Fears, Anxieties, and Racism in Australia and Beyond". M/C Journal. 24 (2). doi:10.5204/mcj.2761. ISSN 1441-2616.
  11. ^ Gemeinhardt, April (2016-01-01). ""The Most Poisonous of All Diseases of Mind or Body": Colorphobia and the Politics of Reform". Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers.
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