Instructions: Respond to one of the following options in a reflective two page essay. The essay should be
typed, double spaced, 12 Font Times New Roman, and in MLA format. After reading selections from Martin
Delany and Marcus Garvey in our anthology (see weekly overview in the tab and/or syllabus for page
numbers)select one of these two authors to write about. If you are selecting Delaneyrespond to the first
question. If you are selecting Garvey, respond to the second question :
1) Explain Martin Delaney’s economic argument for why those freed from slavery must form their own
economic systems in order to compete for wealth and societal influenceQuote at least one key passage in
your response as textual evidence and support. What is your reaction to Delaney’s argument?
2) Marcus Garvey advocated for a separate African nation with the motto”Africa for Africans Explain why
Garvey believed that the only solution for freed blacks to have economic determination would be to exodus
out of America and establish an independent nation in Africa? Quote at least one passage from the Garvey
reading selection as textual evidenceWhat is your own reaction to Garvey’s argument