Universal Negro Catechisms : And the Declarations of the Rights of the Negro People Around the World

by Marcus Garvey, B.C. Johnson (Introduction)

One of the most powerful yet over looked documents in Black History. The Universal Negro Catechism is one of the most important documents outlining the path toward freedom and justice for the Black race. With forward thinking and a clear vision of cultural, political, and economic independence, Marcus Garvey created one of the most influential Black Nationalist groups in the World and The Universal Negro Catechism is the driving force behind the people who carried the movement to its heights.

77 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 21, 2025

About the author

Marcus 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.