An individual does not need to be black in order to feel black nor is a black person obligated to feel black. For instance, a white person can wake up feeling black by feeling a certain rhythm inside them. In the opposite case, Hurston is a black woman who does not always feel colored and for a long time did not consider herself to be colored. In her metaphor in which …show more content…
It can be understood as the movement of people in different parts of the world to unite Africa and its people in effort to liberate them from oppression and exploitation associated with European hegemony and the international expansion of the capitalist system. Pan Africanist use political, economic, religious, and cultural approached in the struggle to rehabilitate Africa and its people. In other words, Pan-Africanism can be defined as the multifaceted movement for transnational solidarity among African people with the purpose of liberation and unification of Africa and people of African descent.
W.E. B DuBois was one of the first African Americans to support Pan-Africanism. DuBois attended the First Pan-African Conference held in London from July 23 to 25. The purpose of this conference was the fight for independence of African colonies from European powers. He played an important role of drafting a letter to European leaders to grant colonies in Africa the right to self-government. DuBois later traveled to the second Pan African congress in 1921 where he guided the resolution insisting on racial