USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Leader of the “back to Africa” movement
A
Bessie Smith
B
Duke Ellington
C
Langston Hughes
D
Marcus Garvey
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Through the UNIA, Garvey also pushed to support the “back to Africa” movement, and created the Black Star Line to act as the Black owned passenger line that would carry patrons back and forth to Africa. He also fostered restaurants and shopping centers to encourage black economic independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Garvey’s goal was to create a separate economy and society run for and by African Americans. Ultimately, Garvey argued, all black people in the world should return to their homeland in Africa, which should be free of white colonial rule.

Detailed explanation-3: -Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Dubbed the “back to Africa” movement, the UNIA’s doctrines emphasized racial pride, entrepreneurialism, and Pan-Africanism. Founder Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican, opened branches in 30 U.S. cities between 1916-22.

Detailed explanation-5: -He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.

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