Black Nationhood and Marcus Garvey

In nearly all matters relating to the resurgence of black people, in this country and abroad, there is a reconsideration of this man [Garvey] and his program for the redemption of people of African descent throughout the world. His dream, which seemed impossible in his lifetime, is now the stimulation for a new Black Nationalism, which in his terms is really Black Nationhood. His prophecy has been fulfilled in the independence explosion that brought more than thirty African nations into being. The concept of Black Power that he advocated, using other terms, is now a reality in large areas of the world where the people of African origin are predominant.2

With such a broad and colorful life, however, one is hard pressed to limit a study such as this. Garvey was at once a poet, politician, philosopher, and charismatic leader. Moreover, he was a dreamer and planner of almost unequal prose. However, like many brilliant dreamers in history, Garvey was ahead of his time. His writings have inspired countless people in their search for identity, but historical circumstances, mostly created by the imperialistic or colonial powers of the early twentieth century, conspire

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n international program which, left to the devices of small or special-interest groups, may never have materialized. Also, since the Conventions allowed many people to meet and converse that otherwise would never have had the chance, the UNIA Conventions took on the added importance of letting broad, international programs to be refined into more local and national activities well within the confines of the UNIA. Besides the United States, the UNIA had considerable membership in Central America and the Caribbean. For instance, many Jamaicans migrated to Cuba in order to find employment. By the 1920s, these new immigrants had established roots on the island, and with that, an interest in the words of Marcus Garvey. Garvey himself visited Cuba in 1921. Although this gave a tremendous boost to the morale of black Cubans, Garvey made the tactical judgment to insist that he had not come to interfere with local politics , simply to tour the island. Cuban officials had the power to stringently deal with both Garvey and his supporters. In a March 4, 1921 interview in the Havana newspaper El Heraldo de Cuba, Garvey stated: I do not have the intention of interfering in the internal affairs of this country. I'm only trying to get
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