19. "RE: So Marcus Garvey was the "president" of Africa ??" In response to In response to 4
>I think you're the one simplifying, this is a common >misconception about Garvey. He talked about "returning to >Africa," but show me where a main part of his program >consisted of actually taking black people back to live in >africa.
I know you've already seen reply #6, but if you've got a copy of the Philosophy & Opinions, check out some of these pieces:
Vol. I: The True Solution of the Negro Problem (pp. 52-53) Belief That Race Problem Will Adjust Itself a Fallacy (57-58) Africa for the Africans (68-72)
Vol. II: Speech Delivered at Madison Square Garden (118-123) Part III (351-412) (deals with interest in Liberia - see especially 380-381)
For my part, I am realizing that the Black Star Line meant a lot more than I previously noticed.