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Yep, altho I would "black" isn't an ethnicity the way "German/Aryan" was in Hitler's use of the word
Mate, race is a social construct. The lines of demarcation always change depending on who you're asking.
One of the main reasons Garvey, the NoI and other black nationalists favoured black nationalism is because it provides them with a safe haven from oppression not because of inherently racist attitudes. Don't forget how ****ed the western world was for black people in those times. It was a disgraceful situation.
I'm not exploring the 'why's' of why they were ethnic nationalists.
I'm only saying they were ethnic nationalists (Malcom X did eventually recant and moved towards integration though).
David Duke would totally support the notion of each 'race' living in its own areas, governed by its own members. Because he's an ethnic nationalist. Malcom X would have agreed with him on this point (in his NOI days).
The why's might be different, but they both desired the same thing.
Black seperatism may have led to some bad situations if it had occurred
It did occur to a limited degree.
Liberia - Wikipedia
It did not end well.