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Read the following excerpt from the resolutions of the Second Pan-African Congress, drafted in 1921:

"The right of local self-government for native groups, deliberately rising as experience and knowledge grow, to complete self-government under the modern state, is the only path to peace... We ask that the League of Nations take steps to see that the system of mandates is not used as a cover for exploitation."

Which of the following best describes how the political strategy outlined in the excerpt differed from the ideology of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) during the same period?

  1. A
    The resolution proposes the mass resettlement of the African diaspora to West Africa, whereas Garvey and the UNIA prioritized securing federal anti-lynching legislation and domestic civil rights in the United States.
  2. B
    The resolution advocates for the immediate overthrow of colonial regimes through armed revolution, whereas Garvey and the UNIA sought to establish a cooperative partnership with European colonial administrators.
  3. The resolution seeks to reform colonial policies and achieve self-governance gradually through international diplomacy, whereas Garvey and the UNIA championed immediate Black independence, racial separatism, and global Black economic self-determination.Answer
  4. D
    The resolution argues that Africa constitutes a single, culturally uniform nation that should be governed as a centralized state, whereas Garvey and the UNIA emphasized the preservation of distinct regional and ethnic identities across the continent.

Answer

The strategy seeking to reform colonial policies and achieve self-governance gradually through international diplomacy, contrasted with Marcus Garvey and the UNIA's call for immediate Black independence, racial separatism, and global Black economic self-determination.
The correct answer is correct because the Second Pan-African Congress, led by W.E.B. Du Bois, adopted a reformist, diplomatic approach that appealed to international bodies like the League of Nations to gradually grant self-governance and ensure racial equality within existing colonial frameworks. In contrast, Marcus Garvey and the UNIA rejected integration and cooperative reform within white-dominated structures, instead promoting a mass movement centered on Black nationalism, immediate self-determination, economic independence through Black-owned enterprises like the Black Star Line, and the creation of an independent Black nation-state in Africa.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the provided excerpt from the Second Pan-African Congress (1921) to identify its political goals and methods.
The excerpt emphasizes working with the League of Nations, protecting colonial populations from exploitation, and achieving local self-government gradually as experience and knowledge grow.
This establishes the diplomatic and gradualist nature of mainstream Pan-African congresses led by W.E.B. Du Bois.
2
Recall the core tenets of Marcus Garvey's ideology and the UNIA during the 1920s.
Garveyism advocated for Black nationalism, immediate independence, economic self-reliance (e.g., the Black Star Line), racial separatism, and repatriation to Africa.
This provides the comparative framework to evaluate the difference between the two approaches.
3
Compare the strategies to identify the correct distinction and eliminate incorrect distractors.
The correct distinction is that the Pan-African Congress resolution relied on gradualism and international diplomacy within existing systems, while Garvey and the UNIA demanded immediate independent nationhood and separate economic development.
This ensures that the chosen option accurately reflects historical reality rather than common misconceptions.

Key Concept

The ideological differences between W.E.B. Du Bois's diplomatic Pan-African Congresses and Marcus Garvey's populist, separatist Garveyism (UNIA).
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