United States, 39.76, -98.5United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, 42.33143, -83.045751960/1969This booklet introduces the Republic of New Africa as a self-declared Black nation founded in 1968 and presents the ideological justification for its creation. It argues that African Americans were never legitimate citizens of the United States, were denied meaningful freedom after slavery, and therefore require an independent national government to secure political power, economic justice, and collective security. The text identifies major social and economic grievances, including unemployment, discriminatory business control, military conscription, and police repression, and contends that these problems can only be solved through sovereignty. It describes the claimed national territory in both Northern urban communities and a southern Black Belt, while emphasizing the five-state southern land base central to the movement’s program. The pamphlet also profiles early leaders and officers of the new government and concludes with a pledge of allegiance and an appeal for financial support.application/pdfenghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/Johnson Publishing Company Clipping Files Collectionhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:098Black nationalismAfrican Americans--Politics and governmentSouthern StatesCollective settlementsThe Republic of New Africa, "Now We Have a Nation", circa 1969Text