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Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey
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.
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Marcus Garvey
110 books277 followersMarcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero of Jamaica, was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).
Garvey was unique in advancing a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement focusing on Africa known as Garveyism. Promoted by the UNIA as a movement of African Redemption, Garveyism would eventually inspire others, ranging from the Nation of Islam, to the Rastafari movement (which proclaims Garvey as a prophet). The intention of the movement was for those of African ancestry to "redeem" Africa and for the European colonial powers to leave it.
Garvey was unique in advancing a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement focusing on Africa known as Garveyism. Promoted by the UNIA as a movement of African Redemption, Garveyism would eventually inspire others, ranging from the Nation of Islam, to the Rastafari movement (which proclaims Garvey as a prophet). The intention of the movement was for those of African ancestry to "redeem" Africa and for the European colonial powers to leave it.
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October 15, 2008
This isn't an interpretation of his speeches or articles, it is a collection of his writings. This guy is good, too bad a lot of politicians can't write as articulately as he did. A debate between Garvey and Booker T. Washington would be great, or maybe an arm wrestling match.
March 1, 2014
An amazing collection of writings from an amazing man. Read some sections 2 or 3 times because the words are that powerful.
While the speeches were written to engage and empower black communities, Marcus Garvey's words transcend race and appeal to anyone who desires to progress and achieve in life.
While the speeches were written to engage and empower black communities, Marcus Garvey's words transcend race and appeal to anyone who desires to progress and achieve in life.
January 30, 2013
Required reading when I was in High school,however I ended up loving Marcus Garvey work, in one of his speeches he wrote "If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life, but with confidence you have won even before you started. It's a philosophy I still live by today.
June 5, 2023
Through this anthology we get to see Marcus Garvey the firebrand, human rights advocate and the Pan-African nationalist calling for black people the world over to unite and reclaim their seat at the table of humanity.
These speeches and writings are still as relevant as they were about 100 years ago when they were made. I recommend this read to all those who are interested Pan Africanism and students of history.
These speeches and writings are still as relevant as they were about 100 years ago when they were made. I recommend this read to all those who are interested Pan Africanism and students of history.
January 2, 2015
Why I read this book:
I have a burning passion for black history and my ancestors’ experiences. In order for me to understand where I am going, I need to understand where my people have been. I picked up this book to connect with the experiences, perceptions and events that Marcus Garvey encountered as he was an important piece of my history.
Content: 1/1
The book contained several of Marcus Garvey’s writings and speeches, all of which are crucial in one’s efforts to grasp who Garvey was and what his efforts were intended to produce. Garvey was a pioneer in terms of black history and this book did contain a hefty collection of his speeches and writings that allowed the reader to gather details associated with Garvey’s ideas and efforts.
Delivery: 0/1
This is where the book failed me. Keep in mind that this book was put together by someone else and not Garvey. So this criticism is for the organizer of the book rather than Garvey. I thought the collection was highly unorganized in terms of flow and chronology. For something as deep as Garvey’s perspective and his involvements, it would have been nice for the speeches to have been organized in the book by the dates they took place. The book presented the speeches out of order and randomly, which was a disservice to me, as a reader who aims to engage, grasp and explore the events of Garvey’s time. For the book to jump from speeches that took place in 1923 to later a speech from 1917 and then back to the 1920’s throughout the entire book left me with a bit of a disconnect and an inability to piece things together as I intended to do. Things happened throughout Garvey’s time, improvements were made, there were downfalls and there were crucial events that took place. While most are documented in the book, the fact that they are in no real order took a lot away from my ability to truly connect with the motivations for the speeches. This is also a disservice to Garvey because people truly need to understand what was happening and why it was happening in order to fully engage with him. I would not recommend this book to anyone who desires to fully explore Garvey in a way that provides them with a sufficient understanding and engagement.
I also felt that the speeches were redundant and repetitive. I found myself getting bored of reading the same messages over and over again and I truly believe that there was more to Garvey that could have been captured in this book. He was a man with a passion, a powerful voice and strong opinions. Surely he spoke and wrote about a variety of things that maybe should have been captured in this book to give the reader a more engaging and flavorful experience.
Relevance: 1/1
As race issues continue to be present today and as the state of the black community still seems to be a concern in terms of progress, independence and power, the opportunity to read about Garvey’s ideas and hopes for Black America is much appreciated. Although I do not agree with everything Garvey believed or intended, the general idea for unity and improvement for my people is something that I whole-heartedly connect with and have strong passions for. More than anything, this book is relevant in terms of looking back, understanding that not much has changed and that we have a long way to go.
Impact: 1/1
The greatest impact this book had on me was that it provided a deeper look into the feuding that took place between Garvey and Du Bois. This feuding is an important part of history that gives the reader motivation to really assess both of their perspectives for a full picture of the events that took place. Also, I was touched and moved by Garvey’s passion and dedication. Finally, I ended the book with more motivation to get more involved with organizations that aim to empower the black community.
My rating distribution for book reviews in general:
Content: 0-1 star
Delivery: 0-1 star
Relevance: 0-1 star
Impact: 0-1 star
Bonus (if warranted by additional components of the book that enhanced my experience with the read): 0-1 star
I have a burning passion for black history and my ancestors’ experiences. In order for me to understand where I am going, I need to understand where my people have been. I picked up this book to connect with the experiences, perceptions and events that Marcus Garvey encountered as he was an important piece of my history.
Content: 1/1
The book contained several of Marcus Garvey’s writings and speeches, all of which are crucial in one’s efforts to grasp who Garvey was and what his efforts were intended to produce. Garvey was a pioneer in terms of black history and this book did contain a hefty collection of his speeches and writings that allowed the reader to gather details associated with Garvey’s ideas and efforts.
Delivery: 0/1
This is where the book failed me. Keep in mind that this book was put together by someone else and not Garvey. So this criticism is for the organizer of the book rather than Garvey. I thought the collection was highly unorganized in terms of flow and chronology. For something as deep as Garvey’s perspective and his involvements, it would have been nice for the speeches to have been organized in the book by the dates they took place. The book presented the speeches out of order and randomly, which was a disservice to me, as a reader who aims to engage, grasp and explore the events of Garvey’s time. For the book to jump from speeches that took place in 1923 to later a speech from 1917 and then back to the 1920’s throughout the entire book left me with a bit of a disconnect and an inability to piece things together as I intended to do. Things happened throughout Garvey’s time, improvements were made, there were downfalls and there were crucial events that took place. While most are documented in the book, the fact that they are in no real order took a lot away from my ability to truly connect with the motivations for the speeches. This is also a disservice to Garvey because people truly need to understand what was happening and why it was happening in order to fully engage with him. I would not recommend this book to anyone who desires to fully explore Garvey in a way that provides them with a sufficient understanding and engagement.
I also felt that the speeches were redundant and repetitive. I found myself getting bored of reading the same messages over and over again and I truly believe that there was more to Garvey that could have been captured in this book. He was a man with a passion, a powerful voice and strong opinions. Surely he spoke and wrote about a variety of things that maybe should have been captured in this book to give the reader a more engaging and flavorful experience.
Relevance: 1/1
As race issues continue to be present today and as the state of the black community still seems to be a concern in terms of progress, independence and power, the opportunity to read about Garvey’s ideas and hopes for Black America is much appreciated. Although I do not agree with everything Garvey believed or intended, the general idea for unity and improvement for my people is something that I whole-heartedly connect with and have strong passions for. More than anything, this book is relevant in terms of looking back, understanding that not much has changed and that we have a long way to go.
Impact: 1/1
The greatest impact this book had on me was that it provided a deeper look into the feuding that took place between Garvey and Du Bois. This feuding is an important part of history that gives the reader motivation to really assess both of their perspectives for a full picture of the events that took place. Also, I was touched and moved by Garvey’s passion and dedication. Finally, I ended the book with more motivation to get more involved with organizations that aim to empower the black community.
My rating distribution for book reviews in general:
Content: 0-1 star
Delivery: 0-1 star
Relevance: 0-1 star
Impact: 0-1 star
Bonus (if warranted by additional components of the book that enhanced my experience with the read): 0-1 star
October 19, 2020
Read for school. If you asked me whether or not this was an interesting piece of political theory, I'd say yes — but if you asked me whether I actually enjoyed reading this... then not really.
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August 16, 2008Selected Writings and Speeches of Marcus Garvey (Dover Thrift Editions) by Marcus Garvey (2005)
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December 10, 2018Quick and dirty: Garvey isn't worth reading.
If you've ever wondered, why, in all the lists of great 20th-Century poets, is Marcus Garvey never named? The answer is, it's because he was a terrible poet.
But poetry is not what he's famed for. It's his relevance to politics, especially race-politics. Was he a good speech writer? Meh. At times he was competent. His ideas were generally all wrong though, and he was a flim-flam man.
There were times when he could eloquently speak against injustice. There have been many injustices, injustice inspires eloquence, and it is hard not to be moved by eloquent speeches on injustice. The question is, what should we be moved to? (Garvey's quick answer for black folks: Africa. If you're not quite ready for the move yet, ship some money Garvey's way.)
I can see some of the appeal in the themes of Garvey's writings and speeches, in that they can be consoling or empowering for the reader/listener. If, as a black person, you have never had anyone tell you that you have value, you have an admirable heritage, you have a right to have hope for a brighter future, then Garvey is willing to tell you these things. But you'd do better to get such positive messaging today from more honest actors, whereas Garvey was quite willing to mix truth, falsehood, and fantasy into a delicious though toxic concoction. An honest appraisal shows Garvey was mainly motivated for his own aggrandizement. One would do better reading his contemporary and rival, Du Bois.
If you've ever heard a black person say something along the lines of how he or she respects a Klansman more than a white liberal, because with the Klansman, you know where you stand, then you are probably in conversation with a late-generation Garveyist. This might have some kind of radical, illogical-logical appeal, until you think about it for a fraction of a second. I do understand that it's painful and dispiriting to discover that someone you thought was on your side turns out not to be a loyal ally. But there's one thing I'm willing to guarantee: no victim has ever called down from his lynching tree to say "thank you for your honesty."
Garvey hobnobbed with influential Klansmen because they shared the same interest, to ensure that black folks can never thrive in a racially integrated American society. If your response to this is to observe that, in fact, black folks have not thrived in America, all I can say is, this is not a justification for keeping black folks down or keeping them out. That's the kind of blurring of lines that Garveyism promotes, between observing segregation, accepting it, and ultimately promoting it.
If you've ever wondered, why, in all the lists of great 20th-Century poets, is Marcus Garvey never named? The answer is, it's because he was a terrible poet.
But poetry is not what he's famed for. It's his relevance to politics, especially race-politics. Was he a good speech writer? Meh. At times he was competent. His ideas were generally all wrong though, and he was a flim-flam man.
There were times when he could eloquently speak against injustice. There have been many injustices, injustice inspires eloquence, and it is hard not to be moved by eloquent speeches on injustice. The question is, what should we be moved to? (Garvey's quick answer for black folks: Africa. If you're not quite ready for the move yet, ship some money Garvey's way.)
I can see some of the appeal in the themes of Garvey's writings and speeches, in that they can be consoling or empowering for the reader/listener. If, as a black person, you have never had anyone tell you that you have value, you have an admirable heritage, you have a right to have hope for a brighter future, then Garvey is willing to tell you these things. But you'd do better to get such positive messaging today from more honest actors, whereas Garvey was quite willing to mix truth, falsehood, and fantasy into a delicious though toxic concoction. An honest appraisal shows Garvey was mainly motivated for his own aggrandizement. One would do better reading his contemporary and rival, Du Bois.
If you've ever heard a black person say something along the lines of how he or she respects a Klansman more than a white liberal, because with the Klansman, you know where you stand, then you are probably in conversation with a late-generation Garveyist. This might have some kind of radical, illogical-logical appeal, until you think about it for a fraction of a second. I do understand that it's painful and dispiriting to discover that someone you thought was on your side turns out not to be a loyal ally. But there's one thing I'm willing to guarantee: no victim has ever called down from his lynching tree to say "thank you for your honesty."
Garvey hobnobbed with influential Klansmen because they shared the same interest, to ensure that black folks can never thrive in a racially integrated American society. If your response to this is to observe that, in fact, black folks have not thrived in America, all I can say is, this is not a justification for keeping black folks down or keeping them out. That's the kind of blurring of lines that Garveyism promotes, between observing segregation, accepting it, and ultimately promoting it.
January 4, 2020
It's a fascinating look back to almost a hundred years ago, and how a major African American leader viewed the world; to wit, in opposing everything that modern society says about multiculturalism and diversity. Garvey believes strongly in the racial purity (side note: anyone who sides with racial purity is probably to be avoided) of the various races. His primary motivation in life is to return black folk back to Africa, for the creation of a singular African state. He opposes any case in which different races should live together. He plans for an inevitable race war in the future.
His methods are equally extreme: he starts a steamship company to send willing African Americans to Liberia (whose failure led to his imprisonment). He meets with the Imperial Wizard of the friggin' KKK in a proper stranger-than-fiction chapter. He explains at length how all other major African American leaders, especially W.E.B. Dubois & the NAACP, are enemies of the people. It's all pretty crazy, while also being sad, that the racial situation in both America and the world at this time was so awful that the very concept of different races living together was inconceivable.
Thus it is a fascinating look at what would be seen as an extremely fringe ideology, one that overlooks countless contrafactuals (the Americo-Liberians subjugated the native Africans; Jamaica had a de facto caste system based on skin color) that deeply complicate his narrative.
Should you read it? It's an interesting footnote. It's also incredibly repetitive for such a short collection, to the point where at least half of the writings add nothing. It's hard to tell whether I'm curious to see what would've happened had African repatriation taken off, or pleased because of the likelihood of it failing catastrophically.
His methods are equally extreme: he starts a steamship company to send willing African Americans to Liberia (whose failure led to his imprisonment). He meets with the Imperial Wizard of the friggin' KKK in a proper stranger-than-fiction chapter. He explains at length how all other major African American leaders, especially W.E.B. Dubois & the NAACP, are enemies of the people. It's all pretty crazy, while also being sad, that the racial situation in both America and the world at this time was so awful that the very concept of different races living together was inconceivable.
Thus it is a fascinating look at what would be seen as an extremely fringe ideology, one that overlooks countless contrafactuals (the Americo-Liberians subjugated the native Africans; Jamaica had a de facto caste system based on skin color) that deeply complicate his narrative.
Should you read it? It's an interesting footnote. It's also incredibly repetitive for such a short collection, to the point where at least half of the writings add nothing. It's hard to tell whether I'm curious to see what would've happened had African repatriation taken off, or pleased because of the likelihood of it failing catastrophically.
March 30, 2018
A detailed selection of Marcus Garvey's writings and speeches that encompasses a broad array of his political, social and economic views and theories. On reflection,many of the selected writings are actually speeches between 1920 and 1924, either from Liberty Hall or one of the International conventions the UNIA held, although this inevitably narrows the scope and context of the writings, they are still able to broadly capture Garvey's philosophies. Many of his newspaper editorials are not included in this compilation but unless you are trying to study those in particular detail or are wishing to study Garvey at that level of detail, they are not omissions that take away from the vision of Garvey's character that is formed as you read through his writings. Overall,a good book that could include a wider variety of sources for the writings but strong enough to make the reader seriously consider (or reconsider) their understanding of Marcus Garvey.
April 8, 2013
Got this after reading Marple's autobiography of Malcolm X last year and that work's information on Garvey's influence on Malcolm X. It got repetitive at times, but early on Garvey does say that he will repeat his message often. I liked reading such a strong voice fight for African-American individuality. An interesting person to compare to Washington and Du Bois.
June 6, 2013
This book let me in on the world view of a great pioneer of pan-africanism I never knew the power of the words he spoke over 100 years ago Belief that Africa is for Africans was ground breaking for me to read that one man had that much power
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June 18, 2011AWESOME!
December 8, 2012
Good collection of the writing of Garvey, he was important to the period of civil rights workers between Frederick Douglass and the "modern" movement.
October 12, 2012
I love this book.
May 8, 2013
The collection of speeches and writings in this book provide inspiration and motivation to me on a daily basis. I encourage all who haven't read this book already to do so!
February 7, 2014
Very interesting insight into the man through his words. I did not know him before but now I admire him for what he tried to achieve in his time
April 27, 2014
Very good book!
December 26, 2020
Garvey believed integration was hopeless and could only lead to the destruction of the African Diaspora. Even Liberal whites, he repeats, will when push comes to shove, side with racial interests when the competition gets too fierce. Sadly, the history of Africans in the Western Hemisphere supports his view. He makes several appeals to racial purity, and frequently accuses Du Bois and the NAACP of trying to eliminate black people through miscegenation. Often the beef between him and Du Bois gets very intense and personal, like when Du Bois calls Garvey fat and ugly. It is sad to read in the notes that the UNIA newspaper accepted ads from skin lightening creams and hair straighteners. Another note about the UNIA and Liberia should really have a citation or a recommendation for further reading.
Garvey makes comparisons between his cause and Zionism or Irish Republicanism. I think that is important because it is easy to get swept up in some identity trip and not see the beam in our own eyes. Now we have 100 years since the speeches in this book and we can take a cold hard look at minority nationalisms and decolonization and also look at the roots of these movements in a mix of hopelessness and racism and hopefully learn something to get us out of these messes.
I don’t understand really why Garvey seemed such a threat... why they defrauded him and then accused him of fraud so they could deport him. Unless he was right that liberal whites can’t stand to see a black man succeed. But I mean, what really was so threatening? Imagine if he had succeeded in bringing an army of black world war veterans to Africa to fight for independence there... wouldn’t that have just meant another US ally in Africa? Is it really so different from Zionism or the IRA? I would like to understand that better: what exactly motivated J. Edgar Hoover and the lawyers and judges to go after him? Racism seems too simple an answer since Garvey’s ultimate goal was to take all the black people back to Africa... that certainly would have pleased the Klan... so what was the big deal?
Garvey makes a number of predictions, always insisting that he is not a prophet. He predicts World War 2, he predicts the genocide of Russian Jews although he thinks it will be the Russians not the Germans... but I am missing the more Rastafarian prophecies attributed to Garvey. Do they exist ? Were they just left out of this selection?
Another thing that puzzles me is how Garvey is able to preach such pride in African heritage and history but only rarely mentions heroes of African descent, continuously describes colonized peoples as backward, and chooses a Eurocentric look over an Afrocentric one. He ignores the tremendous diversity of cultures, languages and histories in Africa. I suspect he turns a partially blind eye to Africa partly because his sources of information are European and racist but also because ultimately he is trying to attract new followers and motivate his base and if he started dressing in dashikis etc, he might not make the sale so to speak. Obviously he deserves the credit for pointing the way for future African diaspora leaders and movements to adopt African cultural elements.
Garvey is not for me, and he wasn’t trying to reach people like me anyway, but I think it’s important to read this selection and think about these kinds of ultimately right wing movements that emerge from oppressed peoples.
Garvey makes comparisons between his cause and Zionism or Irish Republicanism. I think that is important because it is easy to get swept up in some identity trip and not see the beam in our own eyes. Now we have 100 years since the speeches in this book and we can take a cold hard look at minority nationalisms and decolonization and also look at the roots of these movements in a mix of hopelessness and racism and hopefully learn something to get us out of these messes.
I don’t understand really why Garvey seemed such a threat... why they defrauded him and then accused him of fraud so they could deport him. Unless he was right that liberal whites can’t stand to see a black man succeed. But I mean, what really was so threatening? Imagine if he had succeeded in bringing an army of black world war veterans to Africa to fight for independence there... wouldn’t that have just meant another US ally in Africa? Is it really so different from Zionism or the IRA? I would like to understand that better: what exactly motivated J. Edgar Hoover and the lawyers and judges to go after him? Racism seems too simple an answer since Garvey’s ultimate goal was to take all the black people back to Africa... that certainly would have pleased the Klan... so what was the big deal?
Garvey makes a number of predictions, always insisting that he is not a prophet. He predicts World War 2, he predicts the genocide of Russian Jews although he thinks it will be the Russians not the Germans... but I am missing the more Rastafarian prophecies attributed to Garvey. Do they exist ? Were they just left out of this selection?
Another thing that puzzles me is how Garvey is able to preach such pride in African heritage and history but only rarely mentions heroes of African descent, continuously describes colonized peoples as backward, and chooses a Eurocentric look over an Afrocentric one. He ignores the tremendous diversity of cultures, languages and histories in Africa. I suspect he turns a partially blind eye to Africa partly because his sources of information are European and racist but also because ultimately he is trying to attract new followers and motivate his base and if he started dressing in dashikis etc, he might not make the sale so to speak. Obviously he deserves the credit for pointing the way for future African diaspora leaders and movements to adopt African cultural elements.
Garvey is not for me, and he wasn’t trying to reach people like me anyway, but I think it’s important to read this selection and think about these kinds of ultimately right wing movements that emerge from oppressed peoples.
June 1, 2020
Garvey was a giant. Undoubtedly one of the greatest leaders of African Americans in the 20th Century. The book compiles Garvey’s most prominent writings and speeches, wherein he sets forth his political agenda for members of the African diaspora. The singular thread that runs through each of the selections in this book was Garvey’s mission to establish “the Black man’s government.” To do this, he believed that “Negroes” in America needed to separate from the U.S. and to establish a free and redeemed Africa.”
While Garvey did not have the most nuanced or developed view on the construction of “race,” there can be no doubt about his commitment to Black people. This is an excellent introduction into his philosophies and life works.
While Garvey did not have the most nuanced or developed view on the construction of “race,” there can be no doubt about his commitment to Black people. This is an excellent introduction into his philosophies and life works.
December 24, 2017
This book is an interesting snapshot of American history. His references to dealing with DuBois shows that the history that I was taught in school is not 100% accurate (shocker, I know) and that I need to delve deeper. A good read with fascinating conversations with the Ku Klux Klan leaders of his day.
September 26, 2020
Did the job
I liked the speeches and knowing where they were written from. And I like Harvey’s style of writing, it’s very eloquent and inspirational.
I’d recommend this book to any body who want to learn about Marcus Garvey and is hungry for persons who truly believe in the uplifting and empire of black people without any anterior motives.
I liked the speeches and knowing where they were written from. And I like Harvey’s style of writing, it’s very eloquent and inspirational.
I’d recommend this book to any body who want to learn about Marcus Garvey and is hungry for persons who truly believe in the uplifting and empire of black people without any anterior motives.
February 10, 2022
An important piece of history that is sadly still relevant today.
Empowering speeches and writings from an incredibly important figure. There isn't much to criticise, although it would have been nice to get a little bit of background/context to each of the speeches beforehand.
Strong messages that can be utilised in all walks of life.
Empowering speeches and writings from an incredibly important figure. There isn't much to criticise, although it would have been nice to get a little bit of background/context to each of the speeches beforehand.
Strong messages that can be utilised in all walks of life.
November 30, 2021
Too repetitive. One of the essays would have been enough to convey all his philosophy. It became very tedious to read towards the middle as all the speeches felt like an endless repetition of one another.
December 27, 2017
Marcus Garvey's vision of the world was optimistic at best. Good read
March 23, 2018
Every home should have a read aloud package of books this one is essential
March 27, 2019
Everyone black person needs to read this book...
October 17, 2020
I question the selection of works included, but I appreciated the chance to take a closer look at Garvey and his thought. I will bike through Marcus Garvey Blvd in Bed Stuy with new thoughts.
June 25, 2021
Good
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2023
I now realize I was hoping for a narrative: a more curated and historically contextualized presentation of Garvey's work, like a documentary. This is, instead, a reference.
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