▁sought ▁" to ▁link , ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁conscious ▁manner , ▁art ▁and ▁politics ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁black ▁people ", ▁and ▁produced ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁quantity ▁and ▁visibility ▁of ▁African - American ▁art istic ▁production . ▁Though ▁many ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Arts ▁movement ▁are ▁separate ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement , ▁many ▁goals , ▁them es , ▁and ▁activ ists ▁over la pped . ▁Liter ature , ▁drama , ▁and ▁music ▁of ▁Black s ▁" ser ved ▁as ▁an ▁oppos itional ▁and ▁def ensive ▁mechanism ▁through ▁which ▁cre ative ▁artists ▁could ▁confirm ▁their ▁identity ▁while ▁art icul ating ▁their ▁own ▁unique ▁impress ions ▁of ▁social ▁reality ." ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁acting ▁as ▁highly ▁visible ▁and ▁un ifying ▁representations ▁of ▁" black ness ," ▁the ▁art istic ▁products ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁also ▁util ized ▁them es ▁of ▁black ▁emp ower ment ▁and ▁liber ation . ▁For ▁instance , ▁black ▁recording ▁artists ▁not ▁only ▁transm itted ▁messages ▁of ▁ra cial ▁unity ▁through ▁their ▁music , ▁they ▁also ▁became ▁significant ▁role ▁models ▁for ▁a ▁younger ▁generation ▁of ▁African ▁Americans . ▁Updated ▁protest ▁songs ▁not ▁only ▁bem o an ed ▁opp ression ▁and ▁soci etal ▁wrong s , ▁but ▁util ized ▁advers ity ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁point ▁and ▁tool ▁to ▁lead ▁others ▁to ▁activ ism . ▁Some ▁Black ▁Power ▁era ▁artists ▁conducted ▁brief ▁mini - c ourses ▁in ▁the ▁techniques ▁of ▁emp ower ment . ▁In ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁cultural ▁national ists , ▁these ▁artists ▁taught ▁that