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Unit 9 ER # 1

Unit 9 ER # 1. Notes on Black Nationalism. I. Background . Diaspora -people settled far from their ancestral home B. African Diaspora -People of African ancestry living outside of Africa ex:African Americans, Afro-Carribeans, Afro-Latinos, Africans living in Europe, etc.

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Unit 9 ER # 1

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  1. Unit 9 ER # 1 Notes on Black Nationalism

  2. I. Background • Diaspora -people settled far from their ancestral home B. African Diaspora -People of African ancestry living outside of Africa ex:African Americans, Afro-Carribeans, Afro-Latinos, Africans living in Europe, etc.

  3. I. Background C. What do all Black people have in common? -All Black people are considered inferior by Europeans and face discrimination Why? Slavery Colonialism

  4. II.What is Black Nationalism? A. A political movement for Black self-determination and independence B. Independence from whom? -Europeans (and the USA) C. Black Nationalism vs. Multiculturalism D. The Black Diaspora in 1950 1.Most of Africa is colonized 2.African Americans are an internal colony of the USA

  5. III. Black Nationalism in the USA A. Malcolm X 1. Political - Bl. Ppl. control the politics/politicians in the Bl. Comm. 2. Economics - Bl. owned & operated businesses…create jobs 3. Social - not integration w/ whites -instead, focus on Black social uplift B. Malcolm X assassinated in 1965

  6. III. Black Nationalism in the USA C. Impact of Bl. Natl. in the USA 1. Black Power *Black Panther Party -challenge police brutality -social uplift: free breakfast program, newspaper, schools, protest

  7. III. Black Nationalism in the USA C. Impact of Bl. Natl. in the USA 2. Black is Beautiful -Af. Ams. do not need to assimilate (be like whites) to fit in -Embracing Black culture as a positive force 3. Black Studies Depts. (Education) -A focus on African history/life rather than European history/life

  8. IV. Black Nationalism in Africa A. Self-determination -African independence movements -Most former colonies gain independence b/t 1957 - 1980

  9. IV. Black Nationalism in Africa B. Pan-Africanism (Kwame Nkrumah) -A United States of Africa -A US of Africa will combine the resources and power of the whole continent -Nkrumah (and many others) overthrown with help from the CIA(USA) -Africa today is divided into separate nations

  10. Unit 9 ER # 1 Kwame Nkrumah, Malcolm X Who When Where What How Why 1950s - 1970s African Diaspora Political Movement Self-determination Discrimination, Slavery, Colonialism

  11. QUESTION What is Black Nationalism and how did it impact Africa and the USA?

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