Meaning of black gangster | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A propaganda term used by Mao Zedong against opponents.
   derogatory, historical
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, gangster. (i.e. one with black skin)

Examples

“[…] and branded more than one-third of the people in the Agriculture Ministry as "rightists" or "black gangsters."”

“It was not always clear who was a counterrevolutionary or a black gangster for that matter. Former landlords, capitalists, and rich peasants were more readily spotted, but even here there was some difficulty […]”

“The radicals held that Liu's men were 'black gangsters' in league with the ousted Party committees.”

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