Having been and continuing to be ruptured by colonization, enslavement, and racism, Africa and its people have continuously been estranged from not only the homeland, but one another. Through this allocation of separation, there is an inherent need for “Africans of diverse backgrounds to come together through a shared interest, experience, and vision to achieve the goal of human liberation”, which is Black Nationalism (Defining Black Nationalism, 1). In addition to Black Nationalism, Pan-Africanism has had a tremendous role in the effort to bring the African diaspora and African community together. Through the advocacy of Pan-Africanism, the belief that unity is vital to economic, social, and political progress and aims to "unify and uplift"
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E. B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey had the best interest of the black community in mind, but used different means to achieve this goal. To start, similarities between DuBois and Garvey are that they both wanted the black community to have access to equal education and social rights, sought to create a sense of community for the broader African diaspora, and opposed colonization and imperialism. DuBois went about doing this by founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and taking part in the Pan-African Congress which bridged the social and economic gaps of Africans living in Africa and the diaspora. Marcus Garvey established the UNIA and the Black Star Line to promote a connected vision of economic and social prosperity for the black community. The difference between DuBois and Garvey lies in how they believe white people fit into the movement for black freedom and their viewpoints on segregation. DuBois, unlike Garvey worked to get black people accepted into white society, deemed white support for the black struggle highly necessary, and coined the term “double-consciousness” to bond being black and being an American. Garvey did not want to associate with white people, especially for aid. Hence, the all-black ship crew, black funding of the Black Star Line, and the UNIA’s support of black businesses. Overall, the differences between DuBois and Garvey created options for the black community. With the black community’s best interest at …show more content…
E. B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey had a tremendous impact on the way the black community saw their future. They instilled pride and hope by means of addressing the economic, political and social inequalities that Africans face not only in the United States, but the broader diaspora and Africa. In doing so, they changed the way they see themselves and their role in the world. The differences in their Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism created options for the black community allowing for a more inclusive agenda, thus enabling the community itself to have a broader impact- from education to decolonization. Accordingly, waking the world up to the realities of being a black person in a white
E. B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey had the best interest of the black community in mind, but used different means to achieve this goal. To start, similarities between DuBois and Garvey are that they both wanted the black community to have access to equal education and social rights, sought to create a sense of community for the broader African diaspora, and opposed colonization and imperialism. DuBois went about doing this by founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and taking part in the Pan-African Congress which bridged the social and economic gaps of Africans living in Africa and the diaspora. Marcus Garvey established the UNIA and the Black Star Line to promote a connected vision of economic and social prosperity for the black community. The difference between DuBois and Garvey lies in how they believe white people fit into the movement for black freedom and their viewpoints on segregation. DuBois, unlike Garvey worked to get black people accepted into white society, deemed white support for the black struggle highly necessary, and coined the term “double-consciousness” to bond being black and being an American. Garvey did not want to associate with white people, especially for aid. Hence, the all-black ship crew, black funding of the Black Star Line, and the UNIA’s support of black businesses. Overall, the differences between DuBois and Garvey created options for the black community. With the black community’s best interest at …show more content…
E. B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey had a tremendous impact on the way the black community saw their future. They instilled pride and hope by means of addressing the economic, political and social inequalities that Africans face not only in the United States, but the broader diaspora and Africa. In doing so, they changed the way they see themselves and their role in the world. The differences in their Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism created options for the black community allowing for a more inclusive agenda, thus enabling the community itself to have a broader impact- from education to decolonization. Accordingly, waking the world up to the realities of being a black person in a white