. ▁In ▁its ▁confront ational ▁and ▁often ▁oppos itional ▁nature , ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁started ▁a ▁debate ▁within ▁the ▁black ▁community ▁and ▁America ▁as ▁a ▁nation ▁over ▁issues ▁of ▁ra cial ▁progress , ▁citizens hip , ▁and ▁dem ocracy , ▁namely ▁" the ▁nature ▁of ▁American ▁society ▁and ▁the ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁American ▁in ▁it ." ▁The ▁continued ▁intensity ▁of ▁debate ▁over ▁these ▁same ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁issues ▁is ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁in ▁ar ous ing ▁the ▁political ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁pass ions ▁of ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁on ▁other ▁movements ▁Though ▁the ▁a ims ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁were ▁ra cially ▁specific , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁movement ' s ▁impact ▁has ▁been ▁its ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁of ▁later ▁political ▁and ▁social ▁movements . ▁By ▁ign iting ▁and ▁sust aining ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁American ▁society , ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁created ▁what ▁other ▁multi ra cial ▁and ▁minor ity ▁groups ▁interpreted ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁vi able ▁template ▁for ▁the ▁overall ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁society . ▁By ▁opening ▁up ▁discussion ▁on ▁issues ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁and ▁equality , ▁the ▁Black ▁Power ▁movement ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁a ▁diverse ▁pl ur ality ▁of ▁social ▁justice ▁movements , ▁including ▁black ▁femin ism , ▁environmental ▁movements , ▁aff irm ative ▁action , ▁and ▁gay ▁and ▁les bian ▁rights . ▁Central ▁to ▁these ▁movements ▁were ▁the ▁issues ▁of ▁identity ▁politics ▁and ▁struct ural ▁inequality , ▁features ▁emer