USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE 1920S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A key slogan that served as a rallying cry for members of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association was
A
“If not us, who? If not now, when?”
B
“No justice, no peace”
C
“Back to Africa”
D
“By whatever means necessary”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Marcus Garvey and his organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), represent the largest mass movement in African-American history. Proclaiming a black nationalist "Back to Africa” message, Garvey and the UNIA established 700 branches in thirty-eight states by the early 1920s.

Detailed explanation-2: -African American leader during the 1920s who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and advocated mass migration of African Americans back to Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following was true of the Universal Negro Improvement Association? Led by Marcus Garvey, it took the approach of black nationalism, promoting black separatism from mainstream American life.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1914, Marcus Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). The UNIA focused on performing charitable work for African Americans and was known for its ability to promote black businesses. It also called for African Americans to return to Africa.

Detailed explanation-5: -Marcus Garvey’s program in the 1920s emphasized: A back-to-Africa movement. Marcus Gravey’s “Back to Africa” movement and the creation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) were both early-twentieth-century responses to: The practice of racial discrimination in the United States.

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