Pan-Africanism

From 1973 to 1976, the Black Panther received his own publication as well, titled Jungle Action. Securing a solo-publication was significant. By this time, his character had become prominent enough to stand on his own, illustrating the impact that racial politics had on both the narrative of the storyline and the popularity of his character. Previously, Jungle Action had featured white protagonists saving African natives from villains. The plots were clearly patronizing and subversive to the…

The Harlem Renaissance was a very important time period in America. The Harlem Renaissance somehow affected utterly any and every sector of life in America. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that took place from the early 1920’s until roughly around the mid-1930’s. The Harlem Renaissance was a movement that introduced the America to new African-American cultural expressions that were affected by the African-American Great Migration of America. The Harlem Renaissance was a period of rebirth…

When one is reminded of the civil rights movement, the first man who comes to mind is generally Martin Luther King, Jr. He is regarded as the primary figure that supported the rights of not only blacks, but all racial minorities during American segregation. Much less known is the more radical Malcolm X, whose stinging words generated significant controversy throughout his years of black activism. His militant singularity and hateful messages offered a stark contrast to the peaceful King as he…

Throughout United States history, slavery, discriminatory laws, and overt institutional racism have forced African Americans to seek alternatives that would empower them to fulfill their highest potential. As a result, the Black Nationalist ideology emerged as a response to the economic exploitation and political abandonment endured by the people of African descent throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Though Black Nationalism developed in the United States it is not a unique…

The beginnings of Rastafari came to be, when Marcus Garvey’s teachings were tied to Ethiopia’s Emperor, with the help of several preachers. Many Jamaicans valued Marcus Garvey’s stances on various issues, so as certain events transpired, which were already spoken of in religious books, many took Garvey seriously. Not only did Rasta’s come to be based on what was in the bible that was displaying in real life (with an African man fighting against white supremacy protecting his people, becoming the…

The “roaring 20s” on the surface was extravagant, a time of the jazz age, new hollywood cinema, economic prosperity, new consumerism, and a revolution to the old rigid traditions of the 19th century. Politically, the red scare has swept across america, as conservatism becomes very popular to combat “the others”, of radical communism playing off the recent WW1. However within america, the opposite of roaring promise was the case for many americans. Foner reports the reality of the average…

as it can” because of its inelastic teachings. He now became a Sunni Muslim. After leaving the Nation of Islam, he founded the Muslim Mosque Inc., a religious organization, and Organization of Afro-American Unity, a secular group that promoted Pan-Africanism. In April 1964, he flew to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as the start of his Hajj, the Pilgrimage to Mecca. He visited Africa a second time and met officials, gave interviews, and spoke on radio and television while exploring the continent of Africa.…

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) were two of the most prominent leaders of African American Political movement of their times. Washington as well as Du Bois recognized that blacks were facing racial prejudices and economic, political, and cultural issues. Both leaders were trying to advance African American rights at a time where discrimination and racism against African American was at its highest. Washington and DuBois both accomplished great…

the people that used to classify themselves by villages and families, began to recognize themselves as a larger tribe, a larger race and even as a nation, and part of a continent. This led Africa to experience its own kind of nationalism called Pan-Africanism and for India to finally recognize itself as more of a nation. Later in the twentieth century, many educated leaders in Africa and Asia began to advocate the end of colonial…

One of the greatest cries for American racial equality has been during the 1960 's Civil Rights Movement. This was the first grand display and radical time in history where African Americans would gather together and stand up for their constitutional rights as American citizens. The movement would later drift away from nonviolent and peaceful protests, towards a new movement called "Black Power," that would change and challenge the cultural and racial war in America. Some of the leading figures…