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Nationalism

 

            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
             What, besides our Constitution and pioneer spirit, made America unique? One thing that comes to mind is the American flag, the stars and stripes. It has always served us well as a symbol of Nationalism and patriotism. Though it was no small feat, with the diversity of ethnic backgrounds, sometimes hostile, this became the American experience. The American experience was freedom, racism, opportunities, judgment, war, and most of all a voice in their government. This experience created a unity within the people that still grows till this day.
             Nationalism is people's sense of belonging together as a nation. Nationalism beginnings may be traced back to the disintegration, at the end of the Middle-Ages. Development of a political unit called the nation-state occurred. A nation-state is a political unit consisting of an autonomous state inhabited predominately by a people sharing a common culture, history, or language. During the development travel and communication improved, because of this improvement people became increasingly more aware of the part of their country that lay outside their own community. Loyalty to local and religious leaders began to weaken, and alliance to kings grew stronger. By the 1700's England, France, Spain and several other countries had become nation-states. Nationalism evolved even more over the years and it hit the shores of America with the first Black Nationalist. .
             Black Nationalism has been in the United States of America for many years, but was only really acknowledged in the mid- 60s through the late- 70s. Black Nationalism started with abolitionists in the 1700s during slavery time. People such as Frederick Douglas, Nat Turner, W.E.B Dubois, and Harriet Tubman made it possible for the blacks to be let out of slavery. These were the first black nationalists who fought for Blacks needs and only Blacks needs. Black Nationalists are members of militant groups that believe in self-government amongst blacks.


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