Marcus Garvey
Subtitle: Black nationalist
By: Peggy Caravantes.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Twentieth century leaders
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Pub.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Greensboro, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940 -- Juvenile literature.; Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940.; Universal Negro Improvement Association -- Juvenile literature.; Universal Negro Improvement Association.; African Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Jamaican Americans -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Intellectuals -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.; Civil rights workers.; African Americans.; Jamaican Americans.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography
Description: Profiles Marcus Garvey, a self-educated black man who worked to end world-wide discrimination against Africans, to help black Africans regain control of their countries, and to promote black pride, unity, and power.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-125) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early years in Jamaica; title: Race consciousness; title: Birth of the dream; title: Work in the United States; title: Challenges for Garvey; title: Establishment of a shipping line; title: Problems multiply; title: Conflicts for Garvey; title: On trial; title: Pressing onward; title: Politics in Jamaica; title: Garvey's last years.