Activity 8

1.       African nationalism- the nationalist political movement for one unified Africa.

2.       African Nationalist Party- 1960, Aborigines' Rights Protection Society- 1897, National Congress of West Africa- 1920, African National Congress- 1912

3.       Pan-Africanism is a movement that seeks to unify people of African descent or people living in Africa, into a "one African community".

4.         Pan-Africanism is the idea that Africans should form a unified Africa, while African Nationalism is a movement for Africans to obtain independence from colonialism. Pan Africanism also calls for unity between everyone of African descent while African Nationalism calls for unity within Africa.

5.       They both fought against colonialism and strongly supported the pan-Africanist movement. They believed in a unity of all African peoples and people of African descent.

6.       The song is about African slaves who were used in the fight against the Native Americans in the western US. They were known as buffalo soldiers by the Native Americans because of their shaggy hair and their bravery. In the song it says how Africans were stolen from Africa and that is a view that is shared by many Pan-Africanist African Americans. It is the idea of freedom from the white oppressors and unity that is conveyed in this song that relates to African Nationalism and Pan-Africanism. In many of his other songs, speeches and quotes he conveys his support of pan-Africanism and African Nationalism.