The notion of "political blackness" arose in the United Kingdom in the 1970s, advocating for "black" as an umbrella term to refer to all people in the UK who were likely to experience discrimination based on skin colour; i.e., anyone who was not white. == History == Following increased immigration to the United Kingdom after the Second World War, most non-white immigrants were designated as "coloured".
The notion of "political blackness" arose in the United Kingdom in the 1970s, advocating for "black" as an umbrella term to refer to all people in the UK who were likely to experience discrimination based on skin colour; i.e., anyone who was not white. == History == Following increased immigration to the United Kingdom after the Second World War, most non-white immigrants were designated as "coloured".
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