The Age of Garvey

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Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Harlem in 1917. By the early 1920s, his vision of African liberation and racial uplift gained millions of supporters worldwide. This work offers a comprehensive global history of Garveyism, presenting a new interpretation of black politics between the World Wars. Adam Ewing traces Garveyism's emergence, global spread, and its impact on African descendants' responses to white supremacy and colonialism in Africa, the Caribbean, and the U.S. Ewing explores Garvey's organizing efforts and political strategies, revealing that Garveyism arose from a rich tradition of pan-African politics that connected black intellectuals across the Atlantic by the First World War. Garvey's legacy transformed this tradition into a dynamic mass movement. The book examines the individuals who facilitated Garveyism's global influence, including labor activists in the Caribbean and Central America, community organizers in the U.S., religious revivalists in Africa, and emerging leaders in Kenya. Moving beyond simplistic views of Garvey's business schemes and repatriation efforts, this work highlights the significant international impact of Garveyism and provides a cohesive framework for understanding the movement during the interwar years and beyond.