Black Moses: The Story of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
by E. David Cronon foreword by John Hope Franklin
University of Wisconsin Press, 1960 eISBN: 978-0-299-01213-7 | Paper: 978-0-299-01214-4 Library of Congress Classification E185.97.G3C7 1969b
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
In the early twentieth century, Marcus Garvey sowed the seeds of a new black pride and determination. Attacked by the black intelligentsia and ridiculed by the white press, this Jamaican immigrant astonished all with his black nationalist rhetoric. In just four years, he built the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), the largest and most powerful all-black organization the nation had ever seen. With hundreds of branches, throughout the United States, the UNIA represented Garvey’s greatest accomplishment and, ironically, the source of his public disgrace. Black Moses brings this controversial figure to life and recovers the significance of his life and work.
“Those who are interested in the revolutionary aspects of the twentieth century in America should not miss Cronon’s book. It makes exciting reading.”—The Nation
“A very readable, factual, and well-documented biography of Marcus Garvey.”—The Crisis, NAACP
“In a short, swiftly moving, penetrating biography, Mr. Cronon has made the first real attempt to narrate the Garvey story. From the Jamaican's traumatic race experiences on the West Indian island to dizzy success and inglorious failure on the mainland, the major outlines are here etched with sympathy, understanding, and insight.”—Mississippi Valley Historical Review (Now the Journal of American History).
“Good reading for all serious history students.”—Jet
“A vivid, detailed, and sound portrait of a man and his dreams.”—Political Science Quarterly
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
E. David Cronon (1924–2006), was professor emeritus of history and dean emeritus of the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is author of numerous books and articles on twentieth-century American history, including Labor and the New Deal.
REVIEWS
“In a short, swiftly moving, penetrating biography, Mr. Cronon has made the first real attempt to narrate the Garvey story. From the Jamaican’s traumatic race experiences on the West Indian island to the dizzy success and inglorious failure on the mainland, the major outlines are here etched wiht sympathy, understanding and insight.”—Leslie H. Fishel, Jr., Mississippi Valley Historical Review (now the Journal of American History)
“Those who are interested in teh revolutionary aspects of the twentieth century in America should not miss Cronon’s book. It makes exciting reading.” —Nation
“A very reasonable, factual, and well-documented biography of Marcus Garvey.”—George Schuyler, The Crisis, NAACP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1
A Son Is Given
2
How Long, O Lord, How Long?
3
Up, You Mighty Race!
4
Black Stars and Empty Dreams
5
Weighed in the Balance
6
Days of Decline
7
One Aim! One God! One Destiny!
8
Echoes and Reverberations
References and Notes
Index
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Black Moses: The Story of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association
by E. David Cronon foreword by John Hope Franklin
University of Wisconsin Press, 1960 eISBN: 978-0-299-01213-7 Paper: 978-0-299-01214-4
In the early twentieth century, Marcus Garvey sowed the seeds of a new black pride and determination. Attacked by the black intelligentsia and ridiculed by the white press, this Jamaican immigrant astonished all with his black nationalist rhetoric. In just four years, he built the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), the largest and most powerful all-black organization the nation had ever seen. With hundreds of branches, throughout the United States, the UNIA represented Garvey’s greatest accomplishment and, ironically, the source of his public disgrace. Black Moses brings this controversial figure to life and recovers the significance of his life and work.
“Those who are interested in the revolutionary aspects of the twentieth century in America should not miss Cronon’s book. It makes exciting reading.”—The Nation
“A very readable, factual, and well-documented biography of Marcus Garvey.”—The Crisis, NAACP
“In a short, swiftly moving, penetrating biography, Mr. Cronon has made the first real attempt to narrate the Garvey story. From the Jamaican's traumatic race experiences on the West Indian island to dizzy success and inglorious failure on the mainland, the major outlines are here etched with sympathy, understanding, and insight.”—Mississippi Valley Historical Review (Now the Journal of American History).
“Good reading for all serious history students.”—Jet
“A vivid, detailed, and sound portrait of a man and his dreams.”—Political Science Quarterly
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
E. David Cronon (1924–2006), was professor emeritus of history and dean emeritus of the College of Letters and Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is author of numerous books and articles on twentieth-century American history, including Labor and the New Deal.
REVIEWS
“In a short, swiftly moving, penetrating biography, Mr. Cronon has made the first real attempt to narrate the Garvey story. From the Jamaican’s traumatic race experiences on the West Indian island to the dizzy success and inglorious failure on the mainland, the major outlines are here etched wiht sympathy, understanding and insight.”—Leslie H. Fishel, Jr., Mississippi Valley Historical Review (now the Journal of American History)
“Those who are interested in teh revolutionary aspects of the twentieth century in America should not miss Cronon’s book. It makes exciting reading.” —Nation
“A very reasonable, factual, and well-documented biography of Marcus Garvey.”—George Schuyler, The Crisis, NAACP
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Preface
Foreword
Acknowledgments
1
A Son Is Given
2
How Long, O Lord, How Long?
3
Up, You Mighty Race!
4
Black Stars and Empty Dreams
5
Weighed in the Balance
6
Days of Decline
7
One Aim! One God! One Destiny!
8
Echoes and Reverberations
References and Notes
Index
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