black nationalism

Question 1

origins of black nationalism:

Answer 1

first introduced by marcus garvey in early 1900s

Question 2

Garvey’s ideas:

Answer 2

-sought to foster a sense of nationalism within all black people in africa as they had common ancestry
-wanted to create a new collective consciousness
-proposed the unification of the african continent
-proposed better education as the lack of was holding back the progress of black people

Question 3

continuation of black nationalism through Malcom X:

Answer 3

-he created a black nationalist movement that combined islamic principles with racial identity - the Nation of Islam
-he divided the world into 2 races and saw the black race as superior as it pre-dated the white race

Question 4

how did black nationalism dissapear?

Answer 4

was overtaken by the civil rights movement which wanted to achieve equality for black people through democratic means