Why African Flags Look The Same

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Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Be well informed. Download the free Ground News app at https://ground.news/thepresentpast See my next video on Neubla: https://nebula.tv/videos/thepresentpast-why-you-think-napoleon-was-short 00:00 - 00:34 Intro 00:34 - 00:55 Colonial Flags 00:55 - 01:40 Uganda flag search 01:40 - 03:07 Ethiopia cool beans 03:07 - 03:46 The rise of Pan Africanism 03:46 - 05:23 Marcus Garvey and the UNIA 05:29 - 06:08 What about Uganda? 06:08 - 08:35 Decolonization and flag politics 08:35 - 11:25 Found it Who's afraid of red, yellow, and green? Africa is a diverse continent with a lot of similar flags. This is a story that has to do with age old empires and modern black rights activists. Video: Jochem Boodt Animations: Haris T Sources: https://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/flags_of_africa.htm https://www.joaoleitao.com/flags-africa/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Uganda https://medium.com/illumination-curated/why-most-african-flags-use-the-red-yellow-and-green-colors-61e90d6164c https://www.fotw.info/flags/et.html https://mg.co.za/africa/2020-06-13-africa-flags-history-continent/ Daniel Muluget - Pan-Africanism and the Affective Charges of the African Union Building in Addis Ababa - https://doi.org/10.1080/13696815.2021.1884971. Tommie Shelby - Two conceptions of black nationalism. Martin Delany on the Meaning of Black Political Solidarity. Michael Collins - Nation, state and agency: evolving historiographies of African decolonization. Colin Legum - Pan Africanism a short political guide. Hi there, my name is Jochem Boodt. I make the show The Present Past, where I show how the present has been influenced by the past. History, but connected to the present and fun! Every episode I show how history has influenced and made a thing, an idea or event in our present time. I make different content. You can find me on: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepresentpast Instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_presentpast/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/@ThePresent_Past Logo by: https://www.instagram.com/multicolor_junkie/ If you have an idea for an episode please fill in this form: https://www.dropbox.com/request/nMMMSpoNWUJHBIZ8hJRu