All Flashcards
What cultural expressions did the UNIA promote?
Wearing African-inspired clothing and adopting African names.
What was the UNIA's view on African heritage?
Inspired African Americans to embrace their heritage.
What was the significance of studying African history?
Championed the study of African history and civilizations.
What was the cultural impact of the red, black, and green flag?
Became a symbol of Black pride and unity.
What was the UNIA's influence on the Rastafari movement?
Inspired the Rastafari movement in Jamaica.
What was the symbolic meaning of the color red in the UNIA flag?
Blood shed for liberation.
What was the symbolic meaning of the color black in the UNIA flag?
The color of African people.
What was the symbolic meaning of the color green in the UNIA flag?
The natural wealth of Africa.
How did the UNIA influence cultural identity?
Promoted pride in racial identity during intense racial violence.
What was the UNIA's view on separate Black institutions?
Advocated for their creation to foster advancement.
What was the 1920 UNIA Convention?
International gathering promoting unity among Black people globally.
When was the Black Star Line founded?
1919, by Marcus Garvey, to facilitate trade and travel.
What was the significance of Garvey's speeches?
Inspired pride and advocated for Black self-determination.
What was the impact of Jim Crow laws?
Systemic racial segregation and discrimination in the U.S.
What was the effect of the UNIA on colonialism?
Called for an end to European colonial rule in Africa.
What was the impact of the Red, Black, and Green flag?
Symbol of Black pride and unity, adopted by African countries.
What was the goal of the Back-to-Africa movement?
To establish independent Black nations in Africa.
What was the role of the Black Star Line?
To transport African Americans to Africa and promote trade.
What was the aim of the Negro Factories Corporation?
To promote economic independence for African Americans.
What was the effect of Garvey's imprisonment?
Weakened the UNIA but his ideas continued to inspire.
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 call for African Americans to return to their ancestral homeland.
What was the Black Star Line?
Steamship company founded by Garvey to promote trade and transport.
Define self-reliance.
The ability for a community to depend on its own capabilities and resources.
What is repatriation?
The process of returning a person to their place of origin or citizenship.
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 to foster learning.
Define racial pride.
A sense of self-respect and admiration for one's racial heritage.