Marcus Garvey Flashcards
who was Marcus Garvey
jamaican politician,writer+entrepreneur
1887-1940
what was Garvey primarily concerned with
africa
believed african people 1 race
scattered by slavery+colonial rule in africa
what did Garvey think would happen if unity happened
black people overthrow colonial rule
create new,free africa
doctrine=garveyism
what was Garvey’s idea about colonial rule
conscious policy to divide african people to dominate them
expressed in ‘Message to the people’ 1937
what was Garvey one of the first people to do
propose unification of continent
what did Garvey found
Universal Negro Improvement Association
what was the purpose of the Universal Negro Improvement Association
counteract lack of education of Africans
holding back their progress
published ‘Negro world’ encourage education
what was set up in liberia in the 19th century
new home for freed slaves
set up by anti slavery campaigners
Garvey interested in project
why did Garvey lose interest in the Universal Negro Improvement Association
saw it would be a failure
turned his attention to black people in USA
what future projects did Garvey influence
Malcom X’s Nation of Islam Campaign
inspiration behind West Indian Rastafarians (1950s)
black emancipation movements
was Garvey successful in his lifetime
no
died prematurely
inspired other campaigns
Human nature summary
People are part of black or whit raise
Black race can claim superior history+culture
State summary
Artificial constructs
Product of white supremacy
Only meaningful state should be to unite blacks
Economy summary
Opposed international capitalism (leads to imperialism)
Opposed communism leads to dictatorship
Black people should have own form of capitalism
