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What is Pan-Africanism?
Ideology promoting the unity of all people of African descent.
What is the UNIA?
Universal Negro Improvement Association, a pan-African movement.
Define Black Nationalism.
Advocacy for separate Black institutions and self-determination.
What is the Back-to-Africa movement?
Garvey's initiative to repatriate African Americans to Africa.
Define self-reliance.
Relying on one's own capabilities and resources.
Define repatriation.
The process of returning to one's place of origin or citizenship.
What is the African diaspora?
The dispersion of African people throughout the world, particularly to the Americas, during the slave trade and afterwards.
What is the Negro Factories Corporation?
A series of Black-owned businesses established by the UNIA.
What is Liberty University (UNIA)?
An educational institution founded by the UNIA.
What is the Black Star Line?
A steamship company founded by Marcus Garvey to promote trade and transport African Americans to Africa.
What was the significance of African-inspired clothing?
Promoted pride in African heritage and cultural identity.
What was the significance of adopting African names?
Reclaimed cultural identity and rejected European influence.
What was the significance of studying African history?
Fostered pride in African civilizations and achievements.
How did the UNIA influence the Rastafari movement?
Garvey was seen as a prophet, inspiring their beliefs.
How did the UNIA promote self-determination?
Advocated for separate Black institutions for advancement.
What was the purpose of the red, black, and green flag?
Symbolized Black pride, unity, and African heritage.
How did the UNIA influence Black cultural expression?
Promoted African heritage through clothing, names, and history.
What was the cultural impact of the Back-to-Africa movement?
Inspired a reconnection with African roots and identity.
What was the cultural significance of Garvey's speeches?
Inspired a sense of pride and empowerment among Black people.
How did the UNIA promote Black art and literature?
Encouraged artists and writers to celebrate Black culture.
What were the causes and effects of the Back-to-Africa movement?
Cause: Systemic racism in the U.S. | Effect: Inspired Black nationalism and emigration.
What were the causes and effects of the UNIA's focus on economic empowerment?
Cause: Belief in self-reliance | Effect: Establishment of Black-owned businesses.
What were the causes and effects of the UNIA's international conventions?
Cause: Desire for global Black unity | Effect: Spread of Pan-Africanism.
What were the causes and effects of Garvey's charisma?
Cause: Powerful speeches and leadership | Effect: Mass appeal and movement growth.
What were the causes and effects of the UNIA's promotion of African heritage?
Cause: Desire to instill pride | Effect: Cultural expression and identity.
What were the causes and effects of the Black Star Line?
Cause: Facilitate trade and transport | Effect: Symbol of Black economic power.
What were the causes and effects of the UNIA's criticism of colonialism?
Cause: Desire for African liberation | Effect: Inspired anti-colonial movements.
What were the causes and effects of the UNIA's red, black, and green flag?
Cause: Desire for a symbol of Black pride | Effect: Adopted by African countries.
What were the causes and effects of Garvey's arrest and deportation?
Cause: Controversial business practices | Effect: Decline of the UNIA.
What were the causes and effects of the UNIA's separatist approach?
Cause: Belief in the impossibility of integration | Effect: Creation of separate Black institutions.