Black United Front

Black United Front also known as The Black United Front of Nova Scotia or simply BUF was a Black nationalist organization primarily based in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the Civil Rights era. Preceded by the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NSAACP), the BUF organization was founded by Dr. William Pearly Oliver and Burnley "Rocky" Jones among others. It was founded in 1965 and loosely based on the 10 point program of the Black Panther Party. In 1968, Stokely Carmichael, popular for coining the phrase Black Power!, visited Nova Scotia helping organize the BUF. The organization remained in operation until 1996.

Black United Front

Black United Front also known as The Black United Front of Nova Scotia or simply BUF was a Black nationalist organization primarily based in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the Civil Rights era. Preceded by the Nova Scotia Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NSAACP), the BUF organization was founded by Dr. William Pearly Oliver and Burnley "Rocky" Jones among others. It was founded in 1965 and loosely based on the 10 point program of the Black Panther Party. In 1968, Stokely Carmichael, popular for coining the phrase Black Power!, visited Nova Scotia helping organize the BUF. The organization remained in operation until 1996.