Defending the Black Community
Defending the Black Community Racial consciousness alone is not enough to win freedom in the modern world! Standing up for our rights and defending our heritage is essential to our livelihood! ... The African Blood Brotherhood (ABB) is dedicated to armed resistance to lynching, opposition to all forms of racial discrimination, and voting rights for black Southerners, in addition, the ABB opposes American participation in WWI. ... After defending our country and losing our lives we are welcomed back with race riots and violent protests. ... Marcus Garvey and many of his comrades feel the only way blacks could gain control is to live in a land of their own; however, the ABB believes the blacks can get involved in the community and show their assets off and prove the white society wrong.