Pan-Africanism is defined by Olisanwuche Esedebe as "a political and cultural phenomenon which regards Africa, Africans and African descendants abroad as a unit. It seeks to regenerate and unify Africa and promote a feeling of oneness among the people of the African world. It glorifies the African past and inculcates pride in African values." (Source: Esedebe, P. Olisanwuche, Pan-Africanism: The Movement, 1776- 1991, Washington, D. C.: Howard University Press, 1994.)