LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Three stadiums in upper Manhattan made for the sport of Polo. Many artists of the time played there.
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Many African American leaders agreed with Marcus Garvey’s ideas on racial pride and self-respect. This influenced another generation in the 1960s.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Centered around the philosophy of black pride, Garvey’s movement set out to give black people a sense of worthiness in their race and colour. He gave expression to the frustrations of black people who had suffered the effect of agricultural depression in the South, and poverty and unemployment in the North.
Detailed explanation-2: -Marcus Garvey, like George Brown, believed in the power of ships and transportation to change the lives of Black people all over the world. He founded the company, the Black Star Line, as an embodiment of that dream to link the 400, 000, 000 people of color around the globe with the continent of Africa.
Detailed explanation-3: -His brand of black nationalism had three components-unity, pride in the African cultural heritage, and complete autonomy. Garvey believed people of African descent could establish a great independent nation in their ancient homeland of Africa.