red black and green flag

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The red, black, and green flag is a Pan-African symbol representing the unity and liberation of people of African descent worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pan-African flag
political symbol
tricolor flag
abbreviation UNIA
adoptedAtEvent UNIA convention in New York City
adoptedInYear 1920
alsoKnownAs Black Liberation Flag
Pan-African flag
UNIA flag
associatedWith African diaspora
Black History Month observances
Garveyism
linked to: Marcus Garvey

Juneteenth celebrations
Marcus Garvey movement
linked to: Marcus Garvey
blackSymbolizes African identity
people of African descent
color black
green
red
countryOfOrigin United States
createdByOrganization Universal Negro Improvement Association
designedBy Marcus Garvey
greenSymbolizes fertile land of Africa
hope for the future of African people
hasStripeOrientation horizontal stripes
inception 1920
influenced Black liberation flags in the United States
designs of various African national flags
redSymbolizes blood of people of African descent
blood shed for liberation
represents African diaspora solidarity
Black pride
Pan-Africanism
liberation of people of African descent
unity of people of African descent
stripeOrderTopToBottom black
green
red
symbolOf African unity
Black liberation movement
Pan-African movement
linked to: Pan-Africanism

anti-colonial struggle in Africa
resistance to racism
usedAs emblem of African cultural identity
emblem of Black political movements
usedBy Afrocentric cultural groups
Black nationalist movements
Pan-African organizations
civil rights activists

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