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Dr. Julius Garvey, Justice for Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind, with Diane Richards

Justice for Marcus Garvey is a tribute and rallying cry for one of the preeminent champions of Black pride and self-determination. In this one-of-a-kind event, Garvey’s son Dr. Julius Garvey, editor of this new book, converses about Garvey’s life and legacy with Diane Richards of the Harlem Writers Guild.

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.











When: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024 at 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: The New York Society Library
53 E. 79th St.
212-288-6900
Price: Free
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Justice for Marcus Garvey is a tribute and rallying cry for one of the preeminent champions of Black pride and self-determination. In this one-of-a-kind event, Garvey’s son Dr. Julius Garvey, editor of this new book, converses about Garvey’s life and legacy with Diane Richards of the Harlem Writers Guild.

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.

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