| Description |
530 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 456-464) and index. |
| Summary |
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was once the most famous black man on earth. A brilliant orator who electrified his audiences, he inspired thousands to join his "Back to Africa" movement, aiming to create an independent homeland through Pan-African emigration--yet he was barred from the continent by colonial powers. This self-educated, poetry-writing aesthete was a shrewd promoter whose use of pageantry fired the imagination of his followers. At the pinnacle of his fame in the early 1920s, Garvey's Universal Negro Improvement Association boasted millions of members in more than forty countries, and he was an influential champion of the Harlem Renaissance. J. Edgar Hoover was so alarmed by Garvey that he labored for years to prosecute him, finally using dubious charges for which Garvey served several years in an Atlanta prison. This biography restores Garvey to his place as one of the founders of black nationalism and a key figure of the 20th century.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Prologue : a premature death -- Bury the dead and take care of the living -- Almost an Englishman -- In the company of Negroes -- An ebony orator in Harlem -- No flag but the Stars and Stripes-- and possibly the Union Jack -- If we must die -- How to manufacture a traitor -- Harlem speaks for scattered Ethiopia -- Flyin' home on the Black Star Line -- A star in the storm -- He who plays the king -- Last stop Liberia -- Not to mention his colour -- Behold the demagogue or misunderstood messiah -- Caging the tiger -- Into the furnace -- Silence Mr. Garvey -- Gone to foreign. |
| Subject |
Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940.
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Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940. |
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African Americans -- Biography.
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African Americans -- Biography. |
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Black nationalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Black nationalism. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
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African Americans -- Race identity.
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African Americans -- Race identity. |
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Back to Africa movement.
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Back to Africa movement. |
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Universal Negro Improvement Association -- History.
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Universal Negro Improvement Association. |
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Jamaica -- Biography.
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Jamaica. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780195367942 alkaline paper |
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0195367944 alkaline paper |
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978019536790 result of barcode scan |
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