. ▁The ▁emphas is ▁on ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁black ▁culture ▁during ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁public ized ▁and ▁legit im ized ▁a ▁culture ▁gap ▁between ▁Black s ▁and ▁Wh ites ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁ignored ▁and ▁den igr ated . ▁More ▁generally , ▁in ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁another ▁culture ▁and ▁challeng ing ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁white ▁cultural ▁superior ity , ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁mult icult ural ism ▁in ▁America ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁cultural ▁concept ▁of ▁" s oul " ▁was ▁fundamental ▁to ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁African - American ▁culture ▁emb od ied ▁by ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement . ▁Soul , ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁" in - group ▁cultural ▁c ach et ," ▁was ▁closely ▁tied ▁to ▁black ▁America ' s ▁need ▁for ▁individual ▁and ▁group ▁self - ident ification . ▁ ▁A ▁central ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁" s oul ful ness " ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁generation ▁was ▁a ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁al o of ness ▁and ▁det achment , ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁" a ura ▁or ▁emot ional ▁inv ul ner ability ," ▁a ▁persona ▁that ▁challeng ed ▁their ▁position ▁of ▁relative ▁power less ness ▁in ▁greater ▁society . ▁The ▁non ver bal ▁expressions ▁of ▁this ▁attitude , ▁including ▁everything ▁from ▁post ure ▁to ▁hand sh akes , ▁were ▁developed ▁as ▁a ▁counter point ▁to ▁the ▁rig id , ▁" up - t ight " ▁manner isms ▁of ▁white ▁people . ▁Though ▁the ▁icon ic ▁symbol