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Difficulty: EasyPan-Africanism and Garveyism

Read this excerpt from the address 'To the Nations of the World' drafted by W.E.B. Du Bois at the First Pan-African Conference in London in 1900:

'Let the world-wide justice of the law-loving nation defend the weak as well as the strong, and let not color or race be a feature of distinction between citizens.'

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of the Pan-African movement as expressed in this address?

  1. Advocating for the elimination of racial discrimination and the protection of civil rights for Black people within their respective countries.Answer
  2. B
    Organizing a mass populist movement focused on building commercial shipping lines and business enterprises.
  3. C
    Requiring all members of the African diaspora to emigrate and resettle permanently on the African continent.
  4. D
    Abolishing local traditions to merge all African territories into a single, culturally uniform nation.

Answer

Advocating for the elimination of racial discrimination and the protection of civil rights for Black people within their respective countries.
The correct answer is correct because the 1900 address 'To the Nations of the World', drafted by W.E.B. Du Bois, appealed directly to global powers to guarantee legal justice and citizenship rights for Black people, stating that race and color should not be used to restrict civil rights.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the provided historical text to identify its main demand.
The text demands that 'justice' protect all people and that 'color or race' not distinguish citizens.
Identifying the explicit argument of the primary source helps determine the authors' intended goals.
2
Distinguish between the goals of early Pan-Africanism and other Black political movements.
Early Pan-African leaders like Du Bois advocated for civil rights and citizenship within existing nations, whereas Marcus Garvey championed mass emigration and economic self-determination through the UNIA.
This differentiation ensures that the correct answer is selected based on the specific historical context of the 1900 address.

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