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the revolution will not be televised

the revolution will not be televised proverb: a societal revolution will happen genuinely and in real life, and will not be caught on film.

Proverb

the revolution will not be televised

  1. (dated) A societal revolution will happen genuinely and in real life, and will not be caught on film.

Origin of the revolution will not be televised

Originally a popular slogan among the 1960s Black Power movements in the United States, further popularized by Gil Scott-Heron's song and poem "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" (1970).

Questions about the revolution will not be televised

What does the revolution will not be televised mean?
The revolution will not be televised means a societal revolution will happen genuinely and in real life, and will not be caught on film.
What part of speech is the revolution will not be televised?
The revolution will not be televised is a proverb.

Words near the revolution will not be televised in the dictionary

  1. the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog
  2. the rabbit died
  3. the race that stops a nation
  4. the rest is gravy
  5. the rest is history
  6. the revolution will not be televised
  7. the rich get richer
  8. The Ridgeway
  9. The Risk
  10. the road to hell is paved with good intentions
  11. the Rock

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