This thesis is an exploration of Black self-concept theory and its many manifestations across various fields of scholarship and forms of art, namely: experimental case studies, works of political theory and political psychology, art, photography, and literature. Black self-concept theory refers to and embodies Black American’s perceptions of themselves because of, and in many cases, in spite of the norms that exist among members of the dominant cultural group, which is comprised of white Americans in the United States. Through this exploration of Black self-concept, we are able to gain insights that help us better understand the significance of Black self-concept as a mechanism for resisting oppression in its various forms, particularly the white gaze, and acquiring agency, making Black self-concept an immortalized relic representing a rich tradition and history of self-preservation within Black American communities.