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Marcus Garvey Life and Lessons

A Centennial Companion to the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers
by Marcus Garvey (Author), Robert Abraham Hill (Editor), Barbara Blair (Editor)
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Price: $49.95 / £42.00
Publication Date: Sep 2023
Edition: 1st Edition
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Rights: World
Pages: 350
ISBN: 9780520908710
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Illustrations: 1 frontisp.
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About the Book

"I do not speak carelessly or recklessly but with a definite object of helping the people, especially those of my race, to know, to understand, and to realize themselves."—Marcus Garvey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1937

A popular companion to the scholarly edition of The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, this volume is a collection of autobiographical and philosophical works produced by Garvey in the period from his imprisonment in Atlanta to his death in London in 1940.


"I do not speak carelessly or recklessly but with a definite object of helping the people, especially those of my race, to know, to understand, and to realize themselves."—Marcus Garvey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1937

A popular companion to the sch

About the Author

Robert A. Hill is Associate Professor of History at UCLA and director of the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project [African Studies Center], for which Barbara Bair serves as associate editor.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION
CHRONOLOGY: THE LIFE OF MARCUS GARVEY
TEXTUAL DEVICES

AFRICAN FUNDAMENTALISM
Editorial by Marcus Garvey
Speeches by Marcus Garvey

GOVERNING THE IDEAL STATE
Essay by Marcus Garvey

AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Articles from the Pittsburgh Courier
Articles by Marcus Garvey
Appendix: W. A. Domingo to the Editor

THE WHITE MAN's GAME: His Vanity Fair; or,
The Tragedy of White Injustice
Foreword by Marcus Garvey
The Tragedy ofWhite Injustice

DIALOGUES: From the Black Man
A Dialogue: What's the Difference?
Smiles for the ThoughtfUl by the Imp

LESSONS FROM THE SCHOOL OF AFRICAN
PHILOSOPHY: The New Way to Education
OATH OF THE SCHOOL OF AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY
LESSON 1
Intelligence, Education, Universal Knowledge, and How
to Get It
How to Read
The Tragedy of White Injustice
LESSON 2
Leadership
Special Notes on Intermarriage and RRce Purity
LESSON 3
Aims and Objects of the UNIA
Negro Nationalism
LESSON 4
Elocution
LESSON 5
God
LESSON 6
Christ
The Holy Ghost
LESSON 7
Character
LESSON 8
The Social System
Political Pull
Approach to Government
LESSON 9
Diplomacy
LESSON 10
Economy
LESSON 11
Man
Education
LESSON 12
The Purpose of Institutions
The World
LESSON 13
The Universe
LESSON 14
Self Initiative
Fear God and Know No Other Fear
LESSON 15
Personality
LESSON 16
Propaganda
War
LESSON 17
Communism
CONTENTS
LESSON 18
Commercial and Industrial Transactions
Property
Charitable Institutions
Winning Mankind by Kindness
LESSON 19
Living for Something
The Dignity and Pride of Race
The Social Confusion
LESSON 20
History of the UNIA
How to Teach the UNIA
Argument to Convince for the UNIA
Dealing with Divisions
LESSON 21
Five-Year Plan of the UNIA
Explanation of the Five-Year Plan
How to Get Results
The Way to Get Money
The Creed of Goodness

GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Reviews

"'Lays the groundwork for a long over-due reassessment of Marcus Garvey and the legacy of racial pride, nationalism and concern with Africa he bequeathed to today's black community."
— New York Times
"The Garvey Papers will reshape our understanding of the history of black nationalism and perhaps increase our understanding of contemporary black politics."
— The Nation