Marcus Garvey

The films: Vodou Kingdon, Divine Horsemen, The King Does Not Lie, and Rastamentary explore Afro-Carribean religions by studying, and filming the practices of the Vodou, Santería and Rastafarian religions. These films depict different practices, rituals, ceremonies, ways of living and thought processes. While the religions being depicted are based in islands such as Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica; the very soul of these religions derived from the mother land of Africa. Each film is…

Nationalism refers to an ideology that stresses the collective of a nation- state, that people in the dogma of popular form the nation and instead of aligning themselves within ethnic boundaries, e.g. Xhosa, Zulu, etc., nationalists wanted black South Africans to view themselves as just South Africans. South African nationalism wanted to unite all the indigenous groups in the struggles against colonialism, apartheid and economic subjugation which had evolved over time into an all- encompassing…

Ali, a biography of the sports legend Muhammad Ali, was produced and directed by Michael Mann, as he depicts Ali’s life from 1964 through 1974. Throughout the film, Mann illustrates the involvement of Ali and the Nation of Islam alongside the founder Elijah Muhammad, in their attempt to “improve the spiritual, mental, social, and economic condition of African Americans in the United States and all of humanity” (American Studies pg. 320). Elijah Muhammad, while he plays a key role within the…

A crucial idea that Booker T. Washington establishes in his autobiography, Up from Slavery, is that individual merit and hard work can allow others of african descent to achieve success, despite the barrier of social and political discrimination. As proven by history, many African Americans struggled overcoming the expectations coerced on them. To clarify, this novel took place after the Civil War, meaning few African Americans had the same opportunities as other races. Throughout the novel,…

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sending them back to Africa. Each man thought his perspective on ending the African American discrimination would be the “. . . best to achieve equality. . .” (African-Americans). The perceptions of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey will be compared and contrasted in regards to their individual approach to race relations of the African-American people. Educator and founder of the Tuskegee Institute, Booker T. Washington, is one of the most influential civil rights…

As Marcus Garvey once said “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.” In the context of his ideology, he implies that culture is the basis of understanding how an individual identifies oneself. Learning your own history can allow one to understand their upbringing, their beliefs and their traditions. Culture is a factor that diversifies the world and engenders social groups with similar beliefs. Matsumoto and Juang note that “culture…

The economic growth in home appliances like washing machines and vacuums directly affected women, who could become more independent and break gender barriers. Additionally, prohibition influenced gangs and smuggling, while the new innovations of the decade, mixed with black migration to the North, created culture-rich areas of music and racial pride. These social consequences began with the house innovations allowing women to have more independence, and the youth female group called the flappers…

The sweet green tree air and rich brown earth soil of Saint Ann Parish appears to be sacred location that brought forth other reggae artists. Such as, Burning Spear, Floyd Lloyd, Bryan Art, Romain Virgo, Chezidek, and some others. Also, Marcus Mosiah Garvey (August 17, 1887 – June 10, 1940) was born in Saint Ann Parish,…

Dreadlocks: This is an important aspect of the Rastafari movement because they believe that their hair is a source of their strength and is written in the Old Testament such as Leviticus 21:5. Another belief, is that it’s a representation of the lion’s mane (Frank, kevin). Ganja: Rastafarians are known to smoke the herb for ritual purposes. Ganja is usually smoked during what they call reasoning sessions. It is smoked to bring them closer to Jah and bring them spiritual awareness (Pretorius,…