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| The '''], ] and ] flag''' was created by the members of the ] at their convention held in ] on August 13, 1920. Its colors represent the noble blood that unites all people of ] ancestry, the color black is for ] whose dignity is upheld by the existence of the flag, and green is for the abundant natural wealth of the Motherland, ]. | |||
| The '''], ] and ] flag''' was created by the members of the ] at their convention held in ] on ], ]. | |||
| The three colors represent: | |||
| ⚫ | ] uses three colors: red, black and green.]] | ||
| *red: the noble blood that unites all people of ] ancestry; | |||
| *black: ] whose dignity is upheld by the existence of the flag; and | |||
| *green: the abundant natural wealth of the Motherland, ]. | |||
| The flag was created by the members of the UNIA in response to a ] song |
The flag was created by the members of the UNIA in response to a ] song written in ] entitled "The Only Race without a Flag is the ]"; the song was written by ] and ] and popular in the U.S. and Britain. | ||
| The flag later became a ] symbol for the liberation African people everywhere. Its colors can be seen in the flags of a number of African nations. | |||
| == See also == | |||
| The ] (red, yellow, green) has also been used as a link to ]. | |||
| * ] | |||
| ⚫ | == External links == | ||
| ⚫ | * | ||
| ⚫ | == External |
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| *"The Only Race without a Flag is the Coon": | |||
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| ** from a ] website | |||
| ** from the ] website of the ] | |||
| ] | ] | ||
Revision as of 04:11, 26 June 2005
The red, black and green flag was created by the members of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League at their convention held in Madison Square Garden on August 13, 1920.
The three colors represent:
- red: the noble blood that unites all people of African ancestry;
- black: black people whose dignity is upheld by the existence of the flag; and
- green: the abundant natural wealth of the Motherland, Africa.
The flag was created by the members of the UNIA in response to a racist song written in 1900 entitled "The Only Race without a Flag is the Coon"; the song was written by Will A. Heelan and J. Fred Helf and popular in the U.S. and Britain.
The flag later became a black nationalist symbol for the liberation African people everywhere. Its colors can be seen in the flags of a number of African nations.
See also
External links
- The UNIA-ACL official website
- "The Only Race without a Flag is the Coon":
- Sheet music from a Johns Hopkins University website
- Sheet music from the American Memory website of the Library of Congress