UNIA and African American Civil Rights

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  • Created by: Alasdair
  • Created on: 02-06-17 17:51
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  • Universal ***** Improvement Association (UNIA)
    • Garvey's newspaper in large circulation
    • Membership reached 1 million
    • Worth of AAs
      • Did not focus on highlighting black victims and showing harsh treatment
        • Celebrated African values and strengths
      • Had international support
      • Used religious-type fervour and had dynamic and charismatic leader
    • Weaknesses
      • Little chance of alliance with white liberal America and although Garvey had private army, could save him from arrest and imprisonment
      • Unlike NAACP and CORE, goals were difficult to define and achieve in short-term

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