Unit 9 ER # 1

Unit 9 ER # 1Unit 9 ER # 1

Notes on Black NationalismNotes on Black Nationalism

I. BackgroundI. BackgroundA. Diaspora -people settled far from their ancestral

homeB. African Diaspora -People of African ancestry living

outside of Africa ex:African Americans, Afro-Carribeans,

Afro-Latinos, Africans living in Europe, etc.

A. Diaspora -people settled far from their ancestral

homeB. African Diaspora -People of African ancestry living

outside of Africa ex:African Americans, Afro-Carribeans,

Afro-Latinos, Africans living in Europe, etc.

I. BackgroundI. Background

C. What do all Black people have in common?

C. What do all Black people have in common?

-All Black people are considered inferior by Europeans and face discrimination

Why?

1. Slavery

2. Colonialism

II.What is Black Nationalism?

II.What is Black Nationalism?

A. A political movement for Black self-determination and independence

B. Independence from whom? -Europeans (and the USA)

C. Black Nationalism vs. MulticulturalismD. The Black Diaspora in 1950 1.Most of Africa is colonized 2.African Americans are an internal colony of the

USA

A. A political movement for Black self-determination and independence

B. Independence from whom? -Europeans (and the USA)

C. Black Nationalism vs. MulticulturalismD. The Black Diaspora in 1950 1.Most of Africa is colonized 2.African Americans are an internal colony of the

USA

III. Black Nationalism in the USA

III. Black Nationalism in the USA

A. Malcolm X 1. Political - Bl. Ppl. control the

politics/politicians in the Bl. Comm. 2. Economics - Bl. owned & operated

businesses…create jobs 3. Social - not integration w/ whites -instead, focus on Black social uplift B. Malcolm X assassinated in 1965

A. Malcolm X 1. Political - Bl. Ppl. control the

politics/politicians in the Bl. Comm. 2. Economics - Bl. owned & operated

businesses…create jobs 3. Social - not integration w/ whites -instead, focus on Black social uplift B. Malcolm X assassinated in 1965

III. Black Nationalism in the USA

III. Black Nationalism in the USA

C. Impact of Bl. Natl. in the USA 1. Black Power *Black Panther Party -challenge police brutality -social uplift: free breakfast

program, newspaper, schools, protest

C. Impact of Bl. Natl. in the USA 1. Black Power *Black Panther Party -challenge police brutality -social uplift: free breakfast

program, newspaper, schools, protest

III. Black Nationalism in the USA

III. Black Nationalism in the USA

C. Impact of Bl. Natl. in the USA 2. Black is Beautiful -Af. Ams. do not need to assimilate (be

like whites) to fit in -Embracing Black culture as a positive

force 3. Black Studies Depts. (Education) -A focus on African history/life rather

than European history/life

C. Impact of Bl. Natl. in the USA 2. Black is Beautiful -Af. Ams. do not need to assimilate (be

like whites) to fit in -Embracing Black culture as a positive

force 3. Black Studies Depts. (Education) -A focus on African history/life rather

than European history/life

IV. Black Nationalism in Africa

IV. Black Nationalism in Africa

A. Self-determination -African independence

movements -Most former colonies gain

independence b/t 1957 - 1980

A. Self-determination -African independence

movements -Most former colonies gain

independence b/t 1957 - 1980

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IV. Black Nationalism in Africa

IV. Black Nationalism in Africa

B. Pan-Africanism (Kwame Nkrumah) -A United States of Africa -A US of Africa will combine the resources and

power of the whole continent -Nkrumah (and many others) overthrown with

help from the CIA(USA) -Africa today is divided into separate nations

B. Pan-Africanism (Kwame Nkrumah) -A United States of Africa -A US of Africa will combine the resources and

power of the whole continent -Nkrumah (and many others) overthrown with

help from the CIA(USA) -Africa today is divided into separate nations

Unit 9 ER # 1Unit 9 ER # 1WhoWhenWher

eWhat HowWhy

WhoWhenWher

eWhat HowWhy

Kwame Nkrumah, Malcolm X

1950s - 1970s

African Diaspora

Political Movement

Self-determination

Discrimination, Slavery, Colonialism

QUESTIONQUESTION

What is Black Nationalism and how did it impact Africa and the USA?

What is Black Nationalism and how did it impact Africa and the USA?