Directions: Read the following summaries and answer the questions that follow.
PAN-AFRICAN MOVEMENT
Red is the color of the blood which men must shed for their redemption and liberty; black is the color of the noble and distinguished race to which we belong; green is the color of the luxuriant vegetation of our Motherland.
The Pan-African movement began as a reaction (response to a situation) to the terrible experiences of colonial rule and the desire for people of African descent, no matter where they lived in the world, to think of Africa as a homeland. The first people to support the idea of Pan-Africans were Africans who were living in other parts of the world. They felt all Africans, no matter where they lived, shared a bond with each other. They also called for Africans all over the continent of Africa to think of themselves as one people and to work for the betterment of all people on the continent, not just their individual country. They wanted to end European control of the continent and to make Africa a homeland for all people of African descent. Those in the movement also hoped that African countries could work together to improve each other’s country’s economy.
While the peaceful unification of Africa has never taken place, the Pan-African movement can take a lot of credit for sparking independence movements that left nearly all African nations free of colonial rule by the 1980s.
Questions:
1. What sparked (reaction) the Pan-African movement?
2. What was the main goal of the Pan-African movement?
3. Who supported the Pan-African Movement?
4. How did African descendants around the world feel?
5. What did people of the Pan-African movement want the Africans on the continent of Africa to do?
6. What happened across Africa by the 1980s?
7. What do the colors of the flag mean?
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