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Combahee River Collective

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A Boston-based Black feminist and lesbian organization founded in the 1970s that took its name from Harriet Tubman's Combahee River raid and argued that Black women's liberation would free all members of society by requiring the destruction of all systems of oppression.

AP course connection

Topic 4.13: 4.13 The Black Feminist Movement, Womanism, and Intersectionality

Unit 4