- Jan 1, 2005
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How would you define each world view? What do they have in common and where do they differ (or are they just two different terms for the same concept)?
I think using the term 'pan-Africanism' to denote racial unity is problematic because 'African' is not (i.m.o) a racial term. Does 'pan-Africanism' include the North African Berbers who, as far as I know, are indigenous to the continent? What about Melanesians and Negritos who are racially Black but aren't of African origin (at least no more recently than humanity in general)? Better terms might be 'pan-Negroism' or 'pan-Blackism' but 'Negro' is pejorative in the English speaking world and both of them sound silly.
I think using the term 'pan-Africanism' to denote racial unity is problematic because 'African' is not (i.m.o) a racial term. Does 'pan-Africanism' include the North African Berbers who, as far as I know, are indigenous to the continent? What about Melanesians and Negritos who are racially Black but aren't of African origin (at least no more recently than humanity in general)? Better terms might be 'pan-Negroism' or 'pan-Blackism' but 'Negro' is pejorative in the English speaking world and both of them sound silly.