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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UNIA canonical 5
UNIA convention 1

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