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He defines propaganda as a way to scare off black people from building a racial empire. The Pan-African Congress is misleading black people into thinking they could not live in Africa. They created many arguments why blacks could not live in Africa. There were too many lies being told to black people, which kept them from being independent.
I agree with Garvey, I do not believe there is a difference between native African American and West Indians. They were kept divided and apart for many years, because of the division the West Indies believe they were better than native African Americans. This

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