Africa

1. Pan-Africanism/Rastafari
Moment of Prayer

2. Bell Ringer
• In the Rastafari religious tradition, the terms “Zion” and “Babylon” are
used to refer to the Promised Land of Africa and the West
respectively. How is this conception of lands similar to the Israelites
during the Exodus/Babylonian Exile? How are the two concepts
different?

3. Learning Objectives
• Pan-Africanism
• Marcus Garvey
• Rastafari

4. Pan-African Movement
• the principle or advocacy of the political
union of all the indigenous inhabitants of
Africa
• Malcolm X
• Kwame Nkrumah
• W.E.B. DuBois

5. Marcus Garvey
• August 1887-June 10,
1940
• Born in Saint Ann’s Bay,
Jamaica
• “Africa for the Africans…at
home and abroad”

6. Rastafari
• Founded during the
1930s; heavily
influenced by the Pan-
African movement
• Abrahamic Religion

7. Rastafari Terminology
• Jah: Jehovah
• Rastology: Rastafari interpretation of the Bible
• Livity: Rastafari way of life
• Groundings: Rastafari religious ceremony
• Zion: the Promised Land of Africa/Ethiopia
• Babylon: the West

8. Haile Selassie
• Ras Tafari Makonnen
• July 23,1892 – August 27, 1975
• The Last Emperor of Ethiopia
• Jesus Christ/Divine human being

9. Exit Ticket
• Haile Selassie is believed to be the Second Coming of Christ in
Rastafari belief systems. In your opinion, is it necessary for God to
live as a human being in the modern era to fully understand us? Use
at least 2 examples to support your claim.