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History Matters: Robert Bagnall on "The Madness of Marcus Garvey" ArticleHistory Matters: Robert Bagnall on "The Madness of Marcus Garvey" Article
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History Matters: Robert Bagnall on "The Madness of Marcus Garvey"

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Marcus Garvey, African American entrepreneur and advocate of the Back to Africa movement, had his critics in those who did not agree with his separatist ideas. Read this article by NCAAP leader, Robert Bagnall, who spelled out his opinion that Garvey was actually paranoid and a madman.

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