Marcus Garvey and the Back to Africa Movement

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Title:

Marcus Garvey and the Back to Africa Movement

Author:

Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-

Personal Author:

Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-

Publication Information:

Detroit, MI : Lucent Books, [2006]

Physical Description:

112 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Series:

Lucent library of Black history

Lucent library of Black history.

Summary:

In the 1920s, Marcus Garvey was one of the most famous black men in the world. This book examines the rise and fall of this charismatic leader from his days preaching from a soapbox in Harlem to his role as a spokesman for millions of Black Americans who dreamed of a better life in Africa.

Language:

English

Contents:

A violent segregated society -- A new Black Moses -- Spreading the pan-African message -- Business ventures of the UNIA -- Women of the UNIA -- The UNIA unravels -- Epilog : Marcus Garvey's legacy.

Program Information:

Accelerated Reader AR UG 10.7 5.0 107830.

Personal Subject:

Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940-Juvenile literature.

Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940.-Juvenile literature.

Corporate Subject:

Universal Negro Improvement Association -- Juvenile literature.

Universal Negro Improvement Association. -- Juvenile literature.

Subject Term:

African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Jamaican Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.

Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.