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    Pan-Africanism

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    Africans should be united in a common cause. Its aim was to liberate Africans from colonialism and racism. It promoted a growing sense in black identity and achievement. The Pan-Africanist movement had two main characters‚ namely W.E.B Du Bois and Marcus Garvey. Movements of Pan-Africanism were the Harlem Renaissance‚ Negritude and Rastafarianism. Pan-Africanism sparked Nationalist movements worldwide. W.E.B Du Bois wrote 20 books on Black culture and history. He formed the NAACP (National Association

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    in the 1920’s by a man named Marcus Garvey. His philosophical ideologies led to the establishment of the Rastafarian religion in 1930. Rastafarians began to identify themselves as a religious group. Rasta is should be considered a religion because it carries all the major components of religion‚ which include myth‚ doctrine‚ morality‚ personal experience‚ ritual‚ and community. The Rastafarian Movement was a powerful social force beginning in the 1920’s. Marcus Garvey was the spokesman for the Back-to-Africa

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    Q. How did congress react to repeated Southern attempts to stop blacks from exercising political power? A. Passed the 15th Amendment Q. What did Rutherford B Hayes promise in order to win the Election of 1876? A. Promised he would allow redemption to occur in SC‚ FL‚ and LA Q. How did Reconstruction end? A. Hayes Tilden Compromise Q. How did democrats limit African American political power in the South‚ even if African Americans were voting? A. Creatively drew congressional districts so

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    What is a hero?A hero is someone who can save someone else’s life or teach them things that can change their life. Three people that inspire me or made me want to make a difference in the world are Malcolm X‚ Martin Luther King Jr. ‚ and Rosa Parks. They are my heros because they done things that they believe in and that they thought were fair because they wanted to make sure everyone had rights to do whatever they want whenever they wanted to do it. I believe that everyone has a voice in the world

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    led by W.E.B. DuBois and the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) led by Marcus Garvey‚ who‚ in their own rights‚ continued the legacy of Booker T. Washington who had worked towards Black rights in the 1890s. * “We must canonize our own saints‚ create our own martyrs‚ and elevate to positions of fame and honor black men and women who have made distinct contributions to our racial history” – Marcus Garvey World War I was a perfect opportunity for African Americans to prove themselves

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    Bibliography: Campbell‚ Horace. Rasta and Resistance: From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney. Africa World Press‚ 1987. Mutabaruka: Personal Interview 21st Oct. 2013 http://www.twn.org/catalog/pages/cpage.aspx?rec=1306)

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    Rudolph A. Marcus MCH3U Nov 5‚ 2009 Rudolph A. Marcus Biography “Rudolph Arthur Marcus‚ the only son of Myer and Esther Cohen Marcus‚ was born on July 21‚ 1923” in Ormstown‚ a town located near Montreal (Rudolph A. Marcus Biography). Rudolph and his family lived in Ormstown until he was three years old and then moved to Detroit shortly after his mother had a miscarriage (Shirley K. Cohen Dec 1‚ 4‚ 7‚ 1993) His family lived in Detroit‚ where they had relatives‚ until

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    Marcus Garvey created the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) to demand freedom from the oppressive rule that the African race was living under in the early 20th Century. The controversial and well-known civil rights figure of the time believed that the unification of the African race through the colonization of the “Motherland” in Africa would set his people free from the current injustice they were experiencing throughout the world. Garvey’s message was clear‚ establish a democratic institution

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    The apex of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) activity in Nebraska came in the mid-1920’s‚ not knowing the boundaries of social class‚ Klan numbers reached into the tens of thousands. However‚ in the year 1925‚ the annual KKK state convention was going to collide with Nebraska’s state fair on May 19‚ bringing over twenty-six thousand members together. It was also this day that Earl and Louise Little‚ gave birth to Malcolm Little‚ bringing him into a family that consisted of six other siblings. Malcolm Little‚

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    Define “renaissance” and explain the significance of the Harlem Renaissance? Renaissance is defined as a movement or period of vigorous artistic and intellectual activity. The Harlem Renaissance was significant because it was like the rebirth of the African American culture. We could finally prove our worth‚ our intelligence‚ and show off our talents. Define Identity. Personally‚ how are you identified and how important is your personal identity? Identity is defined as the distinguished character

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