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History Matters: Du Bois on Garvey ArticleHistory Matters: Du Bois on Garvey Article
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History Matters: Du Bois on Garvey

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The full title of this article by W.E.B. DuBois is "The Collapse of the Only Thing in the Garvey Movement Which Was Original or Promising." DuBois wrote in detail about the collapse of the Black Star Line, Garvey's steamship line which was an adjunct to his Back to Africa movement.

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african american politics in the 1920s, black star line, w.e.b. dubois, back to africa movement

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