WORLD RELIGIONS

RELIGIONS

RASTAFARI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which National Hero is associated with Rastafarian beliefs?
A
Marcus Garvey
B
Alexander Bustamante
C
Nanny
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jamaica’s first National Hero, has been recognised as the first black man to awaken the dignity of the black race in Jamaica, North America and Africa.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1914 he started the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), in Jamaica. The UNIA, which grew into an international organisation, encouraged self-government for black people worldwide; self-help economic projects and protest against racial discrimination.

Detailed explanation-4: -After all, Garvey’s ideas inspired Black nationalists of the 1960s like Malcolm X and countless others including Nelson Mandela and Bob Marley.

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