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  Practice: The UNIA and the NAACP Practice
United States History and Geography Sem 2 (2- Name:  
021) Date:  

Your Assignment

For this assignment, you will write three body paragraphs for an essay arguing
whether the UNIA or the NAACP was more successful in improving the lives of
African Americans in the early 20th century. Your body paragraphs should focus on:

1. The UNIA's goals and how the organization helped African Americans

2. The NAACP's goals and how the organization helped African Americans

3. Which organization was more successful and why

To get the best grade possible, follow the instructions in the assignment closely and
answer all of the questions completely. This assignment is worth 30 points.

Prewriting

Complete the chart below to compare and contrast the goals and strategies of the
UNIA and the NAACP.

This section is worth 12 points.

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   NAACP UNIA

What was its

objective?

How did it view

segregation?

Did the organization's

leaders think equality
between all races was
possible in the United
States?

Writing Essay Paragraphs

Write three body paragraphs for an essay arguing that either the UNIA or the NAACP
was more successful at improving the lives of Black people in the early 20th century.
Each paragraph should include a topic sentence, at least three supporting detail
sentences, and a concluding sentence. Your paragraphs should focus on:

1. The UNIA's goals and successes

2. The NAACP's goals and successes

3. Which organization was more successful in improving the lives of Black people
and why

This section is worth 18 points.

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UNIA was created by Marcus Garvey in order to further the progress of people of African heritage all over the globe.
UNIA is a non-governmental organization. The primary purpose of the United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) was to build several components and work to better the lives of Africans around the globe.
The group established a number of small enterprises that were owned by African-Americans. It is abbreviated as
NAACP, which stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was established in
order to promote the cause of African Americans in the legal system. In conclusion, both groups were effective in
their efforts to improve the lives of African-Americans.

The UNIA was never resurrected. Despite the fact that the group did not transfer a single individual to Africa, its
impact reached a large number of people on both sides of the Atlantic, and it was considered a predecessor of
Black nationalism, which formed in the United States during World War II. While at its peak, the UNIA possessed
restaurants, shops, a printing facility, and other enterprises, most of which were located in the New York City
region. It had also established the Black Star Line, a maritime firm designed to do business with Africa and convey
travelers to the continent.
 
For the NAACP, political and economic justice for African Americans were the ultimate goals of their work.
According to the NAACP, blacks and whites were one in the same, and they desired racial integration. He introduced
the UNIA to America in order to revive black pride by reuniting African Americans with their ancestral homelands in
Africa and Africans with their ancestral homelands in Africa.

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