All people of African descent, whether they live in North or South America, the Caribbean, or in any part of the world are Africans and belong to the African nation.

The masses of the people of Africa are crying for unity.

The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.

Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.

We face neither East nor West: we face forward.

We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!

There is a close connection between socio-political development, the struggle between social classes and the history of ideologies. In general, intellectual movements closely reflect the trends of economic developments. In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man's productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.