logo

Quotes About Pan-Africanism

Unite all people of African ancestry of the world to one great body to establish a country and absolute government of their own.
~ Marcus Garvey
When we say Afro American, we include everyone in the Western Hemisphere of African descent. South America is America. Central America is America. South America has many people in it of African descent.
~ Malcolm X
African nationalism is meaningless, dangerous, anachronistic, if it is not, at the same time, pan-Africanism.
~ Julius Nyerere
Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!
~ Marcus Garvey
I believe in pan-Africanism. This means that in many things - the judiciary, sports, economics and trade - we want Africanism to be involved, which is basically more freedom for the people.
~ Fela Kuti
My dad was very much a Pan-Africanist and instilled in me and my siblings a want for that knowledge.
~ Kamasi Washington
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.
~ Kwame Nkrumah
The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
~ Omar Bongo
I must say the idea of a United Africa was nonsense.
~ C. L. R. James
I am a nationalist, and a Pan-Africanist, first and foremost. I was well grounded in history before ever taking a history course. I did not spend much formal time in school - I had to work.
~ John Henrik Clarke
Africa for the Africans... at home and abroad!
~ Marcus Garvey
Africans are raising the cry of "AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS", those at home and those abroad.
~ Marcus Garvey
I know no national boundary where the Negro is concerned. The whole world is my province until Africa is free.
~ Marcus Garvey