Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
Political meetings held by African Americans beginning in the 1830s across the United States and Canada that foregrounded shared heritage and housed debates about identity and self-identification.
AP course connection
Topic 2.10: 2.10 Black Pride, Identity, and the Question of Naming