Research Catalog

Title

Marcus Garvey and the vision of Africa / edited by John Hendrik Clarke with the assistance of Amy Jacques Garvey ; [new introduction by Runoki Rashidi].

Publication

Baltimore : Black Classic Press, 2011.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998
• Garvey, Amy Jacques

Description

xxxii, 496 p.; 23 cm.

Summary

John Henrik Clarke first published this definitive collection in 1974, providing outstanding background on Marcus Garvey and the Garvey movement. Beginning with an extensive introduction, this collection is presented in seven parts, primarily delineated by the major phases of Garvey's career. Each part opens with commentary by Clarke and is followed by essays written by Garvey scholars, contemporaries and critics. Concluding each part is "Garvey in his own words" presenting speeches and writings by Garvey. Included are contributions by Amy Jacques Garvey, Marcus Garvey, Jr., Robert Hill, Rupert Lewis, W.E.B. DuBois and Tony Martin.

Subjects

• Biographies
• collective biographies
• Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940

Genre/Form

• collective biographies.
• Biographies
• Biographies.

Note

• Originally published: New York : Random House, 1974.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [467]-470) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The formative years, 1912-1920 -- The years of triumph and tragedy, 1920-1925 -- The movement in transition, 1925-1927 -- Marcus Garvey and his critics -- The rebuilding of the movement, 1927-1934 -- The last years, 1934-1940 -- The Marcus Garvey revival, 1940 to the present -- The Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World.

ISBN

• 9781574780475 (pbk.) :
• 1574780476 (pbk.) :

OCLC

• 697261478
• SCSB-11793285

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library