Red, Black, & Green, Dresses

The Pan-African flag, also known as the Marcus Garvey, UNIA, Afro-American, or Black Liberation flag, was designed to represent people of the African Diaspora. Each color in the flag holds significant symbolism:

1. Red: Represents blood — both the blood shed by Africans who fought for liberation and the shared blood of the African people.
2. Black: Symbolizes black people themselves, affirming their existence as a nation, even though not a nation-state.
3. Green: Stands for growth and the natural fertility of Africa.

Marcus Garvey, the leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), emphasized the need for this flag as a symbol of black aspirations and resistance to oppression.