Marcus Garvey’s Vision of Africa and the Rise of Pan-Africanism
Marcus Garvey’s ideas on African freedom, Black self-determination and economic independence helped shape one of the largest Black-led movements of the twentieth century. Born in Jamaica in 1887, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and built a global following through his speeches, organising and the Negro World newspaper. Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa places his thought within the wider history of Pan-Africanism. It shows how Garveyism connected people of African descent in Africa, the Caribbean and the United States at a time when colonial rule and racial segregation limited their political and economic choices. The collection also highlights Amy Jacques Garvey’s role as a journalist, editor and political organiser who preserved and published much of his work. Garvey remains a contested figure, but his influence can be seen in later African independence movements, Black nationalist thought and Rastafari.
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