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Horizontal bands of red, black and green.
Also known as: UNIA flag colours, Red black and green, Garvey flag, Afro-American flag
The red-black-green tricolour was adopted by Marcus Garvey's UNIA in 1920 with stated meanings: red for blood, black for people, green for the land. A separate red-gold-green scheme, taken from Ethiopia's flag, is also called Pan-African, and the two are distinct.
Denotes Pan-Africanism in the red, black and green scheme adopted by the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1920.
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Carries the UNIA's stated meanings: red for the blood shared and shed, black for the people, green for the land of Africa.
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Is distinct from the red, gold and green scheme derived from the Ethiopian flag, which is also called Pan-African and appears on many national flags.
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Three horizontal bands of equal height, red uppermost, black in the middle and green at the base.