UNDERSTUDIED POLITICAL FIGURE IN AFRICAN DIASPORA

Understudied Political Figure in African Diaspora

African American Autobiography / Biography Report, 1 page (20%) DUE Friday night, June 8 11:59pm

Who in your opinion was an influential, but unrecognized and understudied political figure, in the African Diaspora? (i.e. Do not write your paper about Martin Luther King, Jr., Barack or Michelle Obama, Shirley Chisholm or Harriet Tubman. I will deduct points.). You may use archival, Internet, library, and other scholarly resources—as well as movies!) Write 500-word essay, or do a Power Point.

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Marcus Garvey is one of the philosophers and political figures of the African diaspora in the early 20th century. He was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities, League. He had a large group of followers. What is unique about this political leader of the African diaspora is his methods of leadership in which he supported the racial segregation…
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