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Improving the Status
For Africans, the ideal nationalist movement was a multicultural, democratic society. The Africans wanted to create equality. They believed there should be an end to discrimination and barriers based on race and color. They had a goal of uniting all of the diverse people and all of the different groups so that they could fight for freedom. Africans wanted a non-violent, democratic society. Great tensions were created because of these ideas. Pan-Africanism proved to be very popular among African leaders. It allowed them to overcome ethnic divides by stressing common oppression. In 1945, Pan-Africanism in England marked a turning point. It attempted to address the needs of blacks and sought the liberation of black people around the world. Maintaining this independence was actually a struggle. African nationalism was very anti colonial. Most of the energy was focused on gaining freedom instead of deciding on how to control the country once freedom was achieved. Leaders struggled to overthrow colonial regimes. European powers divided the continent, but Africans did gain their freedom. Africans, in general, united and transformed after the nationalist movement.