Selected writings and speeches of Marcus Garvey

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Label

Selected writings and speeches of Marcus Garvey

Creator

• Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940

Contributor

• hoopla digital
• Blaisdell, Robert

Subject

• African Americans -- Civil rights | History -- 20th century
• African Americans -- Politics and government -- 20th century
• African Americans -- Social conditions -- To 1964
• Black nationalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940
• Racism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• United States -- Race relations
• Universal Negro Improvement Association

Language

eng

Summary

One of the most important and controversial figures in the history of race relations in America and the world at large, Marcus Garvey was the first great black orator of the twentieth century. The Jamaican-born African-American rights advocated dismayed his enemies as much as he dazzled his admirers. Of him, Martin Luther King, Jr., said, "He was the first man, on a mass scale and level, to give millions of Negroes a sense of dignity and destiny, and make the Negro feel that he was somebody." A printer and newspaper editor in his youth, Garvey furthered his education in England and eventually traveled to the United States, where he impressed thousands with his speeches and millions more through his newspaper articles. His message of black pride resonated in all his efforts. This anthology contains some of his most noted writings, among them "The Negro's Greatest Enemy," "Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World," and "Africa for the Africans," as well as powerful speeches on unemployment, leadership, and emancipation. Essential reading for students of African-American history, this volume will also serve as a useful reference for anyone interested in the history of the civil rights movement

Member of

• Dover thrift editions
• Works., Selections

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Dewey number

320.54/6

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not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by Yosef Kent

Target audience

adult

Transposition and arrangement

not applicable