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This paper discusses two visions involved with Pan-Africanism, one that focuses solely on assistance to those who reside in Africa, and the other, which embraces the concept that those who live outside of Africa need help as well. The paper compares and contrasts the two views. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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some controversy among Blacks who both live in Africa, and those who live in what is termed the "Diaspora," outside of the nations boundaries. While Pan-Africanism, in theory, is a
great and unifying idea, once one gets below the basic definition, there is a difference between visions as to what this concept is. One side believes that Pan-Africanism should be
more concerned with issues faced in the "Mother Country," and should assist and put resources toward Africans, Caribbean/South American Africans and others. Then there is the other side that believes
that Pan-Africanism is better helped by those of African descent who can shine their light throughout the Western world. Both sides have their merits, and this paper will review both
sides of the issue and their discussions. First, it will be helpful to review what, exactly Pan-Africanism is. Essentially, Pan-Africanism is a
political project that stresses unification of all Africans into a single African state, rather than the many countries that exist today (Appiah, 2002). The idea is that, once Africa is
a single state, those Africans who are scattered throughout the Diaspora can return "home" (Appiah, 2002). The movement itself was launched when intellectuals of African descent in North America and
the Caribbean thought of themselves as members of a single "Negro" race, of which W.E.B. DuBois wrote about (Appiah, 2002). During the 20th century, the movement underwent a change, as
the way of defining African identity in terms of race had changed - during the 1800s, African identity was formed in terms of darker skinned people, meaning that the term
"African" was restricted to the sub-Saharan part of the country (Appiah, 2002). Following World War II, however, when the movement was taken over by intellectuals born in Africa, rather than
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