▁of ▁all ▁colors ▁must ▁un ite ▁against ▁the ▁explo itative , ▁opp ress ive ▁r uling ▁class . ▁So ▁let ▁me ▁emphas ize ▁again — we ▁believe ▁our ▁fight ▁is ▁a ▁class ▁struggle ▁and ▁not ▁a ▁race ▁struggle ." ▁ ▁International ist ▁off sh o ots ▁of ▁black ▁power ▁include ▁African ▁International ism , ▁pan - A fr ican ism , ▁black ▁national ism , ▁and ▁black ▁supre m acy . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁" Black ▁Power " ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁sense ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁by ▁black ▁leader ▁Frederick ▁Doug lass ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁name ▁for ▁the ▁S lave ▁Power — that ▁is ▁the ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁political ▁power ▁at ▁the ▁national ▁level ▁held ▁by ▁slave ▁own ers ▁in ▁the ▁South . ▁Doug lass ▁predicted : ▁" The ▁days ▁of ▁Black ▁Power ▁are ▁number ed . ▁Its ▁course , ▁indeed ▁is ▁on ward . ▁But ▁with ▁the ▁swift ness ▁of ▁an ▁arrow , ▁it ▁r ush es ▁to ▁the ▁tomb . ▁While ▁cr ushing ▁its ▁millions , ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁cr ushing ▁itself . ▁The ▁sword ▁of ▁Ret ribution , ▁susp ended ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁hair , ▁hang s ▁over ▁it . ▁That ▁sword ▁must ▁fall . ▁Liber ty ▁must ▁triumph ." ▁ ▁In ▁A part heid ▁Era ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Nelson ▁Mand ela ' s ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁used ▁the ▁call - and - response ▁chant ▁" Am and la ! ▁( Power !) ", ▁" N g aw eth u