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Curated OER

History Matters: Back to Africa With Marcus Garvey

9th - 10th
Marcus Garvey tapped into the frustration of the African Americans who supported the United States in World War I by working in war industries or fighting in the war itself, but found themselves discriminated against once the war was...
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Curated OER

History Matters: The Black Star Line: Singing a Song of Garveyism

9th - 10th
Read and listen to a song extolling Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line, a steamship company he formed to take African Americans to Africa in order to establish a black-led nation. [3:14 min.]
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American Public Media

Say It Plain: Marcus Garvey

9th - 10th
Marcus Garvey was a riveting figure in African American politics in the 1920s. Read about his ideas and disappointments before listening to one of his speeches in which he explained the mission of the Universal Negro Improvement...
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University of California

Ucla African Studies Center: Exceprts From Look Up, You Mighty Race

9th - 10th
Listen to the only two recordings of speeches given by Marcus Garvey, leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association.