HISTORY
NEW NATIONS EMERGE
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Question
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Which of the following describes the Negritude movement?
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A group of radicals who called for the violent overthrow of all European kings and queens
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A movement of French speaking Africans to celebrate African culture, heritage and values
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A series of non-violent protests that called for a boycott of European businesses
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A movement of people to move to Ethiopia and other independent African nations.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The literary movement, Negritude, was born out of the Paris intellectual environment of 1930s and 1940s. It is a product of black writers joining together through the French language to assert their cultural identity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Negritude constituted a dream and above all a philosophy of action for the black people as a race of discriminated and exploited humanity. Negritude contained in its vision a new African personality, African world-view, and a path to authentic black existence.
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