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Ads by Google      Malcolm X "The Organization of Afro-American Unity has sent me to attend this historic African Summit Conference as an observer to represent the interests of 22 million African-Americans whose human rights are being violated daily by the racism of American imperialists. The Organization of Afro-American Unity has been formed by a cross section of America's African-American community, and is patterned after the letter and spirit of the Organization of African Unity. The American Government is either unable or unwilling to protect the lives and property of your 22 million African-American brothers and sisters. http://members.aol.com/GhanaUnion/malcolm.html   (1152 words)      UGA African American Studies He is perhaps best known for his work in founding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in 1909 and helping it to become the country's single most influential organization for African Americans. On this page you will find brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history. An important part of the curriculum at the Institute for African American Studies is devoted to creative research on the lives and work of prominent African Americans and to placing them within their cultural context. http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html   (5251 words)      AAAS 202 Introduction to African American Studies These chains of historical factors include the migration of African Americans from rural to urban areas, the developments of the African American church, education, communities, associations, and political organizations. Further, the course evaluates the major impacts of the African American national struggle on American politics. This course teaches about the African American ethnonational movement from historical, anthropological and sociological perspectives. http://web.utk.edu/~ajalata/aaas202.htm   (486 words)      African American African American Art Association of 1937; organization of the Los Angeles Public Library in the 1930s and 1940s; African American writers, musicians, and businesses in the Los Angeles area. Bailey discusses how and why he became linked up with this organization, the death by assassination of its leader, the on-going black movement’s dedication to Malcolm X’s goals. African American businessman who is a former member of the Los Angeles Housing Authority discusses the history of the Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Company in the 1930s and 1940s, and public housing in Los Angeles from World War II to the 1960s. http://ohp.fullerton.edu/BlackHistoryCollection.htm   (1962 words)      Organization For African Unity The Organization For Afrikan Unity is the spiritual child of the Organization of African Unity (Now the African Union) and the Organization for Afro-American Unity. Thus we maintain similar aims and basic objectives.  The Organization for Afrikan Unity is comprised of students of African descent with the vested interest in Unity for Afrikan people by any means necessary. 50% +1 of group membership must be Ohio University Students.The Organization for Afrikan Unity does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender or sexual orientation. http://www.ohiou.edu/%7Eofau/constitution.htm   (1900 words)      History Channel - Speeches - Malcolm X, African-American nationalist: Discusses challenges to African-American society Upon his return to the United States, Malcolm founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which advocated black identity and held that racism, not the white race, was the greatest foe of the African American. In contrast to civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X advocated self-defense and the liberation of African Americans "by any means necessary." A fiery orator, Malcolm was admired by the African-American community in New York and around the country. On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot to death by Nation of Islam members while speaking at a rally of his organization in New York City. http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_314.html   (367 words)      Collection Development Department-African-American Studies: Microform Collections: Civil Rights Organizations FBI File on the Organization of African-American Unity. Organized by Malcolm X after his break with the Nation of Islam, the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU) was under surveillance from its establishment until it dissolved in the 1960s. African Americans, eager to hear his eclectic mix of Islam, Christianity, the writings of Marcus Garvey, and Ali's own brand of zealous racial pride often misinterpreted his message and reacted with street brawls and threats against other individuals. http://www.lib.unc.edu/cdd/crs/socsci/afro/print/org.html   (1764 words)      malcolm x - documents > program of the organization of afro-american unity Branches of the Organization of Afro-American Unity may be established by people of African descent wherever they may be and whatever their ideology -- as long as they be descendants of Africa and dedicated to our one goal: freedom from oppression. The Organization of Afro-American Unity will devise original educational methods and procedures which will liberate the minds of our children from the vicious lies and distortions that are fed to us from the cradle to keep us mentally enslaved. The Organization of Afro-American Unity will take those private steps that are necessary to insure the survival of the Afro-American people in the face of racist aggression and the defense of our women and children. http://www.malcolm-x.org/docs/gen_oaau.htm   (3323 words)      ORGANIZATION of AFRICAN AMERICAN RASTAFARI UNITY Livicated to the unification of all Rastafarians of African descent in the United States of America and to the utilization of that unity to bring into being the organizational structure that will project Africa's contribution to the world; We, the members of the Organization of African American Rastafari Unity gathered together in New Orleans, La. Determined to unify American Rastafarians of African descent in their fight for human rights and dignity, and being fully aware that this is not possible in the present atmosphere and condition of oppression, we livicate ourselves to the building of a political, economic, and social system of justice and peace; http://members.aol.com/irayshy/myhomepage   (1327 words)      MonthlyFeature William Sullivan (subsequently, of Watergate fame) was the FBI agent in over-all charge of both the infiltration of the NOI and Malcolm's organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity (OAAU). Prior to his assassination, Malcolm X told Clifton DeBerry, the presidential candidate of the Socialist Workers Party in 1964, and me that he hoped to live long enough to build a viable organization based on his current ideas--- so that he would be more dangerous to the system dead than alive. In his last year, Malcolm X came to the conclusion that it was impossible for African Americans to be integrated into this system because racism was profitable and an integral part of capitalism. http://www.holtlaborlibrary.org/malcolmx.htm   (4732 words)      Malcolm X, Archie Epps - 12/16/64 - Harvard Law School Forum The Organization of Afro-American Unity (to which I belong) is a peaceful organization based on brotherhood. A friend of mine from Africa, who is in a good position to know, said he believed the United States government is being advised by her worst enemy in the Congo, because an American citizen could not suggest such insane action--especially identifying with Tshombe, who is the worst African on earth. Americans fooled many of the Africans into thinking that they weren't an imperialist power or colonial power until their intentions were revealed, until they hired Tshombe and put him back to kill in the Congo. http://www.law.harvard.edu/students/orgs/forum/X64.html   (6797 words)      UnityFirst.com Rodnell Collins, now President of the Organization of Afro-American Unity, said, "We honor those valuable people who promote the message of unity, freedom and excellence, as well as being a champion for African American entrepreneurship." Prior to the start of the program, Collins and African American Newswire publisher Janine Fondon presented Alicia Evans, president of BPRS, with a special award of achievement from the Organization of Afro-American Unity and African American Newswire. Collins' presentation and book signing was co-hosted by the Black Public Relations Society of Greater New York and African American Newswire/UnityFirst.com. http://www.unityfirst.com/malcolmxevent.htm   (378 words)      African Presence 1492-1992: Schomburg Exhibit Malcolm X founds the Organization for Afro-American Unity in New York. First African American government installed in the Bahamas. Douglas Wilder elected first African American governor in the United States, in Virginia. http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Schomburg/text/timeline-end.html   (226 words)      Malcolm X For this purpose he sought aid from several African countries through the Organization of Afro-American Unity. At the same time he stated that his organizations were willing to work with other black organizations and with progressive white groups in the United States on voter registration, on black control of community public institutions such as schools and the police, and on other civil and political rights for black people. On March 8, 1964, Malcolm X publicly announced that he was leaving the Nation of Islam and starting two new organizations: the Muslim Mosque, Inc., and the Organization of Afro-American Unity. http://www.africawithin.com/bios/malcolm_x.htm   (1096 words)      MyNewsletterBuilder :: Get On Board - Aug 05 A Previous meetings have already outlined a number of policy areas, including immigration and international policy with other domestic policy issues that African Americans are known for addressing (e.g., voting rights). Several partipants in AAFD are developing a "Contract with Black America," as a way of outlining an agenda for achieving greater political empowerment, wealth creation, and economic security in African-American communities. The mission of AAFD is help get your own ideas and projects to take off and fly - and have a place where others doing similar things can congregate - so that more African Americans can participate in who gets elected to political office. http://www.mynewsletterbuilder.com/tools/view_newsletter.php?newsletter_id=1409557430   (626 words)      Malcolm X In March 1964 Malcolm left the Nation of Islam and established his own religious organization, the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Malcolm Little, the son of an African American Baptist preacher, Earl Little, was born in Omaha, Nebraska, on 19th May, 1925. I believe that Negroes have the right to fight against these racists, by any means that are necessary. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmalcolmX.htm   (2495 words)      Additional Reading (from Malcolm X) --  Encyclopædia Britannica He was known for his association first with the Nation of Islam, sometimes known as the Black Muslims, and later with the Organization of Afro-American Unity, which he founded after breaking with the Nation of Islam. A black militant, Malcolm X championed the rights of African Americans and urged them to develop racial unity. Organization promoting educational, cultural, and social programs for students of Wabash and Crawfordsville communities. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-4496?tocId=4496   (763 words)      eBay Live Auctions item 1805192294 (Ends ) - 2179 Malcolm X OAAU cards, signed The organiziation was modeled after the Organization of African Unity, a pan-African movement designed to fight the continuing effects of colonialism. Malcolm X founded the Organization of Afro-American Unity after his trip to Europe and Africa in 1964. MALCOLM X. 21 cards signed ("Malcom X"), and one card unsigned, being 4 by 2 3/8 inch unassigned membership cards for the Organization of Afro-American Unity, consecutively numbered 1729 through 1750, number 1735 is unsigned. http://www.brothermalcolm.net/2002/mxauction/ebay/2179.htm   (561 words)      Malcolm X: A Research Site Wooden and leather necklace, titled "By Any Means Necessary," depicting African mask and emblem of the Organization of Afro-American Unity The printed material consists mostly of materials created by the Organization for Afro-American Unity. Wooden shellacked plaque of Organization of Afro-American Unity, picture of Malcolm and organization's emblem, carved by Willie C. Starrs, June 1968 http://www.brothermalcolm.net/sections/emory/emory.html   (1525 words)      NYPL, Malcolm X: A Search for Truth From Civil Rights to Black Liberation: Malcolm X and the Organization of Afro American Unity. The Young Oxford History of African Americans, v. The Black Americans of Achievement Video Collection, Schlessinger Video Productions, 1992. http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/malcolmx/resources.html   (551 words)      MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Malcolm X In contrast to other black religious leaders of that time who espoused pacifism, he called for achieving equality “by any means necessary.” Malcolm X created a secular black nationalist group known as the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Malcolm X was a militant leader of the Nation of Islam, a Black Muslim organization, in the 1950s and early 1960s. American Literature: Prose; African American History; United States (History); Malcolm X; Nationalism; Black Muslims http://encarta.msn.com/media_461516562/Malcolm_X.html   (103 words)      Professor James Small Small moved to New York City where he joined the organization of Afro-American Unity founded by the legendary Malcolm X. Small served as principal bodyguard to the late Ella L. Collins, the sister of Malcolm X, the then President of the Organization of Afro-American Unity (O.A.A.U.) Between the years of 1966 and 1980, Prof. Small was born to a family that traces their descent from enslaved Africans, to the Yoruba, Akan, and Ewe people of West Africa. http://www.africawithin.com/small/small_bio.htm   (626 words)      African American laws, legislation, cases, documents The Constitution of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States Includes some African American Senate employees such as Christine McCreary The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress (from the American Memory collection) http://www.uwec.edu/popekj/Hist488-89.html   (263 words)      Organization of African Unity - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about Organization of African Unity Organization of African Unity (OAU), former international organization, established 1963 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 37 independent African nations to promote unity and development; defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of members; eradicate all forms of colonialism; promote international cooperation; and coordinate members' economic, diplomatic, educational, health, welfare, scientific, and defense policies. A more radical expansion and transformation of the OAU was adopted at Lomé, Togo, in 2000, in the form of the Constitutive Act of the African Union African Union (AU), international organization established in 2002 by the nations of the former Organization of African Unity (OAU). The OAU was, at the time, the most significant result of Pan-Africanism Pan-Africanism, general term for various movements in Africa that have as their common goal the unity of Africans and the elimination of colonialism and white supremacy from the continent. http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Organization%20of%20African%20Unity   (392 words)      Internet African History Sourcebook Documents from the Organization of African Unity [At Diana] The Historical and Social Background of the Abayudaya Community, a group of Ugandans who converted to Judaism in the late 19th century. African Armour on the Eve of the 2nd Punic War http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html   (392 words)      Organization of African Unity on Encyclopedia.com (OAU), former international organization, established 1963 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 37 independent African nations to promote unity and development; defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of members; eradicate all forms of colonialism; promote international cooperation; and coordinate members' economic, diplomatic, educational, health, welfare, scientific, and defense policies. Magazines and Newspapers for: Organization of African Unity Pictures and Maps for: Organization of African Unity http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/O/OrgA1fU1.asp   (595 words)      African African Union ]] The African Union is the successor organization to the Organization of African Unity. African Jew There are several small groups in various parts of Judaism. African American National Biography Project The African American National Biography Project is a joint project of the W.... http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/topics/african.html   (595 words)      AllRefer.com - Pan-Africanism, Africa History (African History) - Encyclopedia In 1963 the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was founded to promote unity and cooperation among all African states and to bring an end to colonialism; it had 53 members by 1995. Thereafter, as independence was achieved by more African states, other interpretations of Pan-Africanism emerged, including: the Union of African States (1960), the African States of the Casablanca Charter (1961), the African and Malagasy Union (1961), the Organization of Inter-African and Malagasy States (1962), and the African-Malagasy-Mauritius Common Organization (1964). Efforts to promote even greater African economic, social, and political integration led to the establishment in 2001 of the African Union (AU), a successor organization to the OAU modeled on the European Union. http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/P/PanAfric.html   (570 words)      Pan-Africanism - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about Pan-Africanism Thereafter, as independence was achieved by more African states, other interpretations of Pan-Africanism emerged, including: the Union of African States (1960), the African States of the Casablanca Charter (1961), the African and Malagasy Union (1961), the Organization of Inter-African and Malagasy States (1962), and the African-Malagasy-Mauritius Common Organization (1964). Efforts to promote even greater African economic, social, and political integration led to the establishment in 2001 of the African Union (AU), a successor organization to the OAU modeled on the European Union. Pan-Africanism, general term for various movements in Africa that have as their common goal the unity of Africans and the elimination of colonialism and white supremacy from the continent. http://columbia.thefreedictionary.com/Pan-Africanism   (570 words)      Pan-African Parliament now a reality The Union was established in 2002, continuing the efforts of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to unify the continent politically, economically and socially. The body, created as an organ of the African Union (AU), is open to all 53 countries in the organization. Four African countries -- Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Mauritius -- will undergo over the next year the first "peer reviews" of their governance performance, a summit meeting of nine African heads of state and government decided in Kigali, Rwanda, on 13 February. http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/afrec/vol18no1/181africa.htm   (731 words)

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