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February 21, 1965. - Malcom X Assassination.

Malcolm X was an African American leader in the civil rights movement, minister and supporter of Black Nationalism. He urged his fellow black Americans to protect themselves against white aggression “by any means necessary,” a stance that often put him at odds with the nonviolent teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. His charisma and oratory skills helped him achieve national prominence in the Nation of Islam, a belief system that merged Islam with Black Nationalism. After Malcolm X’s assassination in 1965, his bestselling book, The Autobiography of Malcolm X, popularized his ideas and inspired the Black Power movement.

Image and Text From:
Ott, T. (2020, February 7). The Assassination of Malcolm X.

Retrieved from https://www.biography.com/news/malcolm-x-assassination
History.com Editors. (2009, October 29). Malcolm X.

Retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/malcolm-x

February 19, 1919 - the first Pan African congress meeting.

Racist treatment reinforced a sense of solidarity within the African diaspora. This found expression in a series of Pan-African meetings. In 1909 the first Pan African Conference was held. In 1919 the first of five Pan-African Congresses was held. This was organised by the African American thinker and journalist, W.E.B. DuBois. Fifty seven delegates attended representing fifteen countries. Its principal task was petitioning the Versailles Peace Conference, then meeting in Paris. Among its demands were:
a) The Allies administer the former German territories in Africa as a condominium on behalf of the Africans who lived there.
b) Africans should take part in governing their countries "as fast as their development permits" until, at some unspecified time in the future, Africa is granted home rule

Image and text from
Getachew, A. (2019, October 29). The Promise of Pan-Africanism.

Retrieved from https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/pan-africanism-history-hakim-adi-review/
The Story of Africa| BBC World Service. (n.d.).

Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/13chapter5.shtml