The Journal of Race Ethnicity and Politics· 2026Q1
The Supply of Demands: What Black Lives Matter Demanded in 2020
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Short summary
Older Black Lives Matter chapters, despite more mobilization experience, focused on shared identity and education over electoral politics during the 2020 George Floyd protests, according to an analysis of their tweets.
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Key points
- Analysis of BLM chapters' tweets during the 2020 George Floyd protests.
- Older BLM chapters were less likely to encourage electoral political engagement.
- Older chapters prioritized educational resources and collective identity building.
- Focus was on language used by activists during peak public support for the movement.
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Abstract
Abstract Despite the significant role social media played in mobilizing Black Lives Matter supporters, political science research on this topic focuses on the years before the massive mobilizations in 2020. This paper draws on a novel dataset of BLM chapters’ tweets during the George Floyd protests to examine the language activists used to facilitate protests during the movement’s peak public support. Despite having more experience mobilizing followers, older chapters were less likely to encourage followers to pursue change through conventional electoral politics even in the midst of a presidential election year. Instead, older chapters were more likely to share educational resources or media that cultivated a collective identity among supporters and followers.
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