Message to the People - The Course of African Philosophy

Distillation of the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association's 1937 lectures on topics ranging from the attainment of universal knowledge to leadership, character, God, and the social system.

About the author

Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey (1887-40) was a proponent of the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, which inspired the Nation of Islam and Rastafarianism. Committed to the belief that African Americans need to secure financial independence from white-dominated society, he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and the African Communities League.

Summary

In 1937, Marcus Garvey, founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, assembled his most trusted organizers to impart his life's lessons. For one month he instructed this elite student body on topics ranging from universal knowledge and how to attain it, to leadership, character, God, and the social system. Known as the Course of African Philosophy, this volume offers a fascinating distillation of the great leader's wisdom.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Garvey
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780486842790
• ISBN: 978-0-486-84279-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Series: Thrift Editions; Dover Thrift Editions: Black H
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore