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First Pan-African Congress takes place.

1919

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The congress is organized adjacent to the Paris Peace Conference as a convening to discuss international anti-Black racism and global Black unity. The U.S. provides one of the largest cohorts. This first Pan-African Congress will be followed by two others, which will set some of the foundations for African independence struggles into the 1950s and 60s.