The World of Marcus Garvey: Race and Class in Modern Society

319 Pages·1986·35.24 MB·English

by  Judith Stein

The World
‘of MARCUS
‘GARVEY

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The World of Marcus Garvey

The World
of MARCUS
GARVEY

Race and Class in
Modern Society

JUDITH STEIN

Touisiana State University Press
Salon Rouge and London
Coppeight€: 1986 by Louisiana Stte University Prest
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1. Garvey, Marcus, 1857-1840, 2. Atr-Amersans—
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istry. 4. lack national —United Statec—Hlistory.
5. Aico-Americans—Race identity. 1 Tie
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ISBN O8I71236-4

yblished with the secataney of gram from
the Natinal Endowment forthe Humanities

Frontispiece reproduced courcey of Schomburg Centcr
for Research in Black Calture, New York Publle brary
Tio the anemory of my father
George Stein
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Contents

Acknowledgments xi
Abbreviations xit
Ialzoduction: The Problems of Garvey and Garveyisin 1
1 # Pan-Africaniam Before Garey 7
2 In Seareh af a Carcer Open to Takant
The Barly Life of Marcus Gureey. 24
3 # Garvey anal the Pullice of Agitation 38
41 The Black Star Line!
Tiysiness as Pan-Alrican Tobiics 61
5 # Black Ships, Black Workers:
ASea of Troubles 69
6 ¢ Carveyisan in Atria:
Irnproving Liberia 108
7 the Twenties:
Political Poverty andl Feonornic Progress. 128
BF The UNDA Goes Sonth:
Garvey and the Ka Klux Klan 153
9 # Viokunoe as Racial Polities:
The Murder of Jaines Eason 171
10: the Politics of Eran:
J. Edger Hoover versus Manaus Garvey 186
Io Africa Again:
arepy, Liberia, and the Firestone Rubber Company 209
12 # Tlic Poles as Pan-A feleamisa:
The Locals of the UNIA 223
13 # Gaevey and Pan-Aivleanisan
The Last Years 238
Comelusion 279
Note nn Sources 261
Unpublished Sources 28
Index 285
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Hlustrations

Eroutispoce

Marcus Garvey

Follows pte 120
The Twa Wives of Marcus Garvey

Appoals cf the Black Star Line

Black Star Line Ships

Dilicers of Use Black Star Line

‘The LNA Leam of Experts Sent to Liberia in 1922
UNIA Conventions and Parades

jonud the $5 Saraviaaca Beloze Garvey’s Deportation