UNIA

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UNIA is a Black nationalist fraternal organization founded by Marcus Garvey in the early 20th century to promote racial pride, economic self-sufficiency, and unity among people of African descent worldwide.

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instanceOf Black nationalist organization
Pan-African organization
fraternal organization
abbreviation UNIA-ACL NERFINISHED
activeIn Africa NERFINISHED
Caribbean NERFINISHED
Central America NERFINISHED
Europe NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Jamaica
focusesOn cultural uplift of Black people
economic development in Black communities
rights of people of African descent
foundedBy Marcus Garvey NERFINISHED
founder Marcus Garvey NERFINISHED
fullName Universal Negro Improvement Association NERFINISHED
hasLeader Amy Ashwood Garvey NERFINISHED
Amy Jacques Garvey NERFINISHED
Marcus Garvey NERFINISHED
hasMotto Africa for the Africans, at home and abroad
hasOrgan Negro World NERFINISHED
hasPart Black Star Line NERFINISHED
hasType mass membership organization
headquartersLocation Harlem NERFINISHED
New York City
heldConventionIn New York City NERFINISHED
ideology Black nationalism
Black pride
Black separatism
Pan-Africanism NERFINISHED
inception 1914
influenced Pan-Africanist leaders
later Black nationalist movements
languageOfWorkOrName English
locationOfFormation Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED
membership millions of members at its peak
movement Back-to-Africa movement NERFINISHED
notableEvent International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World NERFINISHED
notableProgram Back-to-Africa colonization schemes
operated Black Star Line NERFINISHED
publication Negro World NERFINISHED
purpose economic self-sufficiency for people of African descent
promotion of racial pride
unity among people of African descent worldwide
religiousOrientation Christian-influenced
slogan One God! One Aim! One Destiny!
symbol red, black, and green flag

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