Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind - Softcover

Julius Garvey; Ta-Nehisi Coates

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1506488722 ISBN 13: 9781506488721

Publisher: Broadleaf Books, 2024

Synopsis

Join thought leaders fighting to win the posthumous pardon of Marcus Garvey, one of the most influential figures in Black history. Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was a Black political activist, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, which had a following of more than six million African descended people worldwide. Despite his massive popularity, this Jamaican born international leader was wrongfully sentenced to prison by the U.S. government on trumped-up mail-fraud charges. While exoneration efforts began immediately and have continued since his sentencing, a new groundswell movement for Garvey's posthumous pardon is underway--led by his nonagenarian, still-spirited son, Julius Garvey. Edited by Julius Garvey, Justice for Marcus Garvey is a collection of informative essays and personal narratives about the senior Garvey's life and work, demonstrating his essential influence on current social justice movements. The book features contributions from thought leaders and activists, including a foreword by bestselling author Ta-Nehisi Coates. Contributors include Paul Coates, founder/director of Black Classic Press; Goulda Downer, president of the Caribbean-American Political Action Committee (C-PAC); Justin Hansford, professor at Howard University School of Law; and Maulana Karenga, widely known as the creator of the holiday Kwanzaa. Justice for Marcus Garvey is a tribute and rallying cry for one of the preeminent champions of Black pride and self-determination.

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About the Author

Julius W. Garvey, MD, FACS, FRCS, is a board-certified cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon who practices in New York. He is affiliated with Northwell Health System and is clinical associate professor of surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has been educated in England, Canada, Jamaica, and the United States. He lectures on the life and legacy of his father, the Honorable Marcus Mosiah Garvey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Broadleaf Books
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1506488722
• ISBN 13: 9781506488721
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 238