Black nationalism

Black nationalism is a political and social movement prominent in the 1960s and early '70s among African Americans in the United States. The movement can be traced back to Marcus Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association of the 1920s. The UNIA seeks to acquire economic power and to infuse among blacks, "at home and abroad", a sense of community and group feeling. Many adherents to Black nationalism assumed the eventual creation of a separate black nation by African Americans. As an alternative to being assimilated by the American nation, Black nationalists sought to maintain and promote their separate identity as a people of Black ancestry. With such slogans as "Black power" and "black is beautiful," they also sought to inculcate a sense of pride among blacks.

Related Topics:
African Americans - United States - Marcus Garvey - Universal Negro Improvement Association

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Black nationalism is a complex set of beliefs emphasizing the need for the cultural, political, and economic independence of African Americans. On the other hand, nationalist assumptions inform the daily actions and choices of many diaspora Africans.

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