Black Nationalism: Part 3

Wrong Side Of History · Nov 3, 2026 · 33m

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If integration meant depending on white institutions, what would it take for Black Americans to build something of their own?

For Black nationalists, self-determination meant more than political independence.

Marcus Garvey’s UNIA tried to build a Black economy of businesses, newspapers and even a shipping line connecting Black producers and consumers around the world. Decades later, the Nation of Islam built…