Early 1900's Black Leaders

Where was the early 1900's Black Leader, Marcus Garvey, born?

• New York City, USA

• London, England

• St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica

In the early 1900s, a prominent Black leader named Marcus Garvey established a shipping company to foster economic independence. What was the name of this company?

• Universal Negro Improvement Line

• African Redemption Line

• Black Star Line

• Black Pearl Line

Which early 1900's Black leader was closely monitored by J. Edgar Hoover due to his vocal advocacy for Black rights and nationalism?

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Marcus Garvey

• Ida B. Wells

Where was Marcus Garvey buried after his death?

• St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica

• Kingston, Jamaica

• New York City, USA

• London, England

In the early 1900s, what did black leaders like W.E.B. Du Bois emphasize with the phrase 'Black is beautiful'?

• African culture

• Black pride

• Racial segregation

• Civil rights activism

Organize these quotes into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Booker T Washington

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(b) WEB Dubois

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(c) Marcus Garvey

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(d) Fredrick Douglass

• “We are not engaged in domestic politics; we are not engaged in any political party; we are not engaged in any organization that is not purely African. Our objective is the building of a great and noble race.”

• “Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.”
• "Without a struggle, there can be no progress."

• “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”

• “If you want liberty you yourselves must strike the blow. If you must be free, you must become s

• “Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of their own freedom.”

• “Liberate the minds of men and ultimately you will liberate the bodies of men.”

• "A man's rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box."

• “The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.”

• “The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.”

• “Character, not circumstances, makes the man.”
• “Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year. It is today that we fit ourselves for the greater usefulness of tomorrow. Today is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime.”

• “Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
• “Nothing ever comes to one, that is worth having, except as a result of hard work.”

• Until you produce what the white man has produced you will not be his equal

• "Once you learn to read, you will be forever free."

• “The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.”

• If you want liberty you yourselves must strike the blow. If you must be free...

• “Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way.”

In the early 1900s, what was the primary objective of the organization established by a prominent Black leader, Marcus Garvey, known as the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

• To advocate for the return of African Americans to Africa

• To set up a shipping business

• To endorse racial segregation

• To encourage civil rights activism

In the early 1900s, what was the conviction of a prominent Black leader, Marcus Garvey, in 1923?

• Mail fraud

• Political activism

• Racial discrimination

• Illegal immigration

Describe what you see in the picture using the OPTIC picture analysis.

What was the name of the book written by W.E.B. Du Bois that challenged the dominant narrative of African-American progress?

• The Souls of Black Folk

• Up from Slavery

• The Negro Problem

• The Philadelphia Negro