Negro with a Hat // The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey

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New in paperback, this groundbreaking biography captures the full sweep and epic dimensions of Marcus Garvey's life, the dazzling triumphs and the dreary exile. As Grant shows, Gar vey was a man of contradictions: a self-educated, poetry-writing aesthete and unabashed propagandist, an admirerof Lenin, and a dandy given to elaborate public displays. Above all, he was a shrewd promoter whose use of pageantry evoked a lost African civilization and fired the imagination of his followers. Negro With a Hat restores Garvey to his place as one of the founders of black nationalism and a keyfigure of the 20th century. Colin Grant is an independent historian who works for BBC Radio. The son of Jamaican parents, he lives in London. Publisher: ‎Oxford University Press; 1st edition (March 2, 2010) Language: ‎English Paperback: ‎544 pages ISBN-10: ‎0195393090 ISBN-13: ‎9780195393095 Item Weight: ‎1.7 pounds Dimensions: 9.08 x 1.15 x 8.46 inches Show more