Pan-Africanism and Garveyism
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"The white world has established its empires through force and commerce; the Black world must construct its future through racial solidarity, economic independence, and the education of the masses, rather than appealing to the conscience of those who colonize us."
— Adapted from Amy Jacques Garvey, *The Negro World*, 1925
Which of the following statements best describes how the philosophy expressed in this excerpt reflects a major ideological divergence between Garveyism and the mainstream Pan-African Congresses led by W.E.B. Du Bois?
Read the following excerpt from Marcus Garvey’s 'The Appeal to the Soul of White America,' published in 1923:
'The Universal Negro Improvement Association advocates the unity and blending of all Negroes into one great body to establish a country and government of their own on the continent of Africa... We do not desire what belongs to others, but we do demand a place in the sun for the 400,000,000 Negroes of the world.'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following represents a major point of ideological or strategic divergence between Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and W.E.B. Du Bois's Pan-African Congress movement?
Read the following excerpt from a 1925 editorial by Amy Jacques Garvey in *The Negro World*:
'No race can rise above its source. The source of the race is the mother, and if the mothers are not mentally and physically fit, the race must deteriorate. Black women must play their part in the redemption of Africa, not merely as passive supporters, but as active leaders and thinkers.'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following statements best characterizes Amy Jacques Garvey’s contribution to the ideology and organizational practices of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
Read the following excerpt from W.E.B. Du Bois writing about the First Pan-African Congress in The Crisis (1919):
'The object of the Congress... is to bring about, by gradual and peaceful steps, the development of the native peoples of Africa, and to secure for them the right to participate in their own government as fast as their development will permit.'
Which of the following best describes how the approach outlined in the excerpt differed from Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) platform?
Read the excerpt from an editorial in the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) publication, The Negro World (1922):
'The UNIA is not seeking a path of academic petition to colonial powers for gradual reform. We do not ask for a seat at the table of the League of Nations, dominated as it is by the very empires that partitioned our homeland. Our goal is the complete redemption of Africa and the building of a mighty empire of our own, financed by the trade and industry of the black race itself.'
Which of the following best analyzes the distinction between the ideology expressed in the excerpt and the contemporary Pan-Africanist movement led by W.E.B. Du Bois?
Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World, adopted at the first convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in August 1920:
'We believe in the freedom of Africa for the Negro people of the world, and by the principle of Europe for the Europeans, and Asia for the Asiatics, we also demand Africa for the Africans... We believe that the Negro should adopt every means to protect himself against the oppression of other races.'
Which of the following best explains how this declaration reflects the distinct philosophy of Garveyism compared to mainstream Pan-Africanism of the era?
Read the following 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:
"In the metropolis of the modern world, in this closing year of the nineteenth century, there has been assembled a congress of men and women of African blood, to deliberate solemnly upon the present situation and outlook of the darker races of mankind... Let not color or race be a feature of distinction between brothers."
Based on this excerpt and your knowledge of historical movements, which of the following describes a key ideological difference between the Pan-Africanism represented by this conference and the Garveyism that emerged in the 1910s and 1920s?
Read the following excerpt from the Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World, adopted at the first international convention of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in August 1920:
"We believe in the freedom of Africa for the Negro people of the world, and by the step we take we are going to have a beloved homeland... We believe that the Negro, like any other race, should be governed by the laws of his own country and should be allowed to build up a nation and government of his own..."
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes how the political and economic strategy of Marcus Garvey’s UNIA differed from that of the contemporary Pan-African Congresses led by W.E.B. Du Bois?
Read the following excerpt from an essay by Marcus Garvey published in 1923:
"The Universal Negro Improvement Association is an organization that seeks to unite, into one solid body, the four hundred million Negroes of the world; to link up the fifty million Negroes of the United States of America, with the twenty million of the West Indies, the forty million of South and Central America, with the two hundred and eighty million of Africa, for the purpose of work for the general uplift of the Negro peoples of the world... The Negro must have a country and a government of his own. We must have a flag, we must have a territory where we can write our own laws and build our own empire."
Based on this excerpt, which of the following best describes how the organizing strategy and goals of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) differed from those of W.E.B. Du Bois's Pan-African Congresses?
In a 1925 article published in the Universal Negro Improvement Association’s (UNIA) newspaper, *The Negro World*, Amy Jacques Garvey wrote:
"The time is ripe for Black women to take their place in the vanguard of our struggle. We cannot afford to have our talents sidelined or restricted to domestic duties. The redemption of Africa and the building of a strong, self-reliant global Black nation requires the full intellectual and organizational power of Black women working alongside Black men."
Based on this excerpt, which of the following best describes how Amy Jacques Garvey's perspective on Black women's roles aligned with or challenged the broader ideology of Garveyism?
Read the following excerpt from a speech by Marcus Garvey in the early 1920s:
'The Negro must have a country of his own. He must have a nation, he must have a government of his own, because that is the only way in which he can protect himself and his family in the future... We are not going to integrate ourselves into others; we are going to build for ourselves.'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the key strategic difference between Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the mainstream Pan-Africanism represented by W.E.B. Du Bois during the 1920s?
Read the following excerpt from W.E.B. Du Bois's editorial "Marcus Garvey," published in *The Crisis* in December 1920:
'It is a monument to the work of a man who has a great, sweet, and simple idea. [...] He wants to enter into a commercial enterprise, which will build up a great merchant marine owned by Negroes and manned by Negroes [...] and he wants to coordinate this commercial enterprise with a political program which will result in the building up of a Black nation in Africa. [...] But is this program practical? [...] It is not practical because it is based on a series of colossal financial errors, and because it is based on a misunderstanding of the attitude of the white world toward the yellow and brown and black worlds.'
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of early twentieth-century movements, which of the following statements best describes the core ideological or strategic difference between W.E.B. Du Bois's approach to Pan-Africanism and Marcus Garvey's Garveyism?
Read the following excerpt from a speech delivered by Marcus Garvey in 1919:
'We are striking now for historic empire. We are not looking for a piece of reform here and a piece of reform there. We want a country of our own; we want a government of our own; we want a constitution of our own.'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes how Marcus Garvey's ideological approach to Black liberation differed from that of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Pan-African Congresses?
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?
Read the following excerpt from the "Address to the Nations of the World" drafted by W.E.B. Du Bois at the Pan-African Conference in London in 1900:
"In the metropolis of the modern world, in this closing year of the nineteenth century, there has been assembled a congress of men and women of African blood, to deliberate solemnly upon the present situation and outlook of the darker races of mankind. ... The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line—the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea."
Which of the following best explains how the goal of this 1900 Pan-African Conference differed from the subsequent populism of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in the 1920s?
Read the following excerpt from a speech by Marcus Garvey in 1921:
"We are organized for the absolute redemption of a new country, a country that once was ours, a country that is ours by right of heritage, and that is Africa. We are going to establish there a government so strong, so powerful, that it will command the respect of all other nations of the world."
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the primary goal of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
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?
Read the following excerpt from the resolutions of the First Pan-African Congress, held in Paris in 1919:
"The Allied and Associated Powers shall establish a code of law for the international protection of the natives of Africa... The League of Nations shall establish a permanent bureau charged with the supervision of the application of these laws to the political, social, and economic welfare of the natives."
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes how the political strategy of the Pan-African Congress differed from that of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
Read the following excerpt from an editorial published in a Black weekly newspaper in the 1920s:
'The advocates of the Congresses believe that by petitioning European capitals and holding polite assemblies in Paris or London, they can coax the colonizers into granting us our rights. They seek reform within the colonial structure. We, however, believe in absolute self-determination. We do not petition European powers; we seek to build our own commercial enterprises, our own shipping lines, and ultimately, our own sovereign nation in Africa. True freedom cannot be begged from empires; it must be built by our own hands.'
Based on the excerpt, which of the following best describes the primary ideological disagreement between the organizers of the Pan-African Congresses and the followers of Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA)?
During the early twentieth century, different leaders proposed distinct paths for the liberation of the African diaspora. W.E.B. Du Bois, writing in a 1921 issue of The Crisis, argued that the Pan-African Congresses sought 'an intellectual understanding and cooperation among all groups of African descent' to lobby colonial powers for reform. In contrast, Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) promoted Black nationalism and economic independence through enterprises such as the Black Star Line. Which of the following statements best describes a key difference between the strategies of W.E.B. Du Bois's Pan-African Congresses and Marcus Garvey's UNIA?