Grassroots Garveyism: The Universal Negro Improvement Association in the Rural South, 1920-1927

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Grassroots Garveyism the john hope franklin series in african american history and culture Waldo E. Martin Jr. & Patricia Sullivan, editors Grassroots the universal negro improvement association in the rural south, 1920–1927 mary g. rolinson The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill Garveyism ∫ 2007 The University of North Carolina Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Set in Scala and The Serif types by Keystone Typesetting, Inc. The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rolinson, Mary G. Grassroots Garveyism: the Universal Negro Improvement Association in the rural South, 1920–1927 / Mary G. Rolinson. p. cm. — (The John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8078-3092-5 (cloth: alk. paper) isbn-13: 978-0-8078-5795-3 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Universal Negro Improvement Association—History. 2. Garvey, Marcus, 1887–1940—Influence. 3. Black nationalism—Southern States—History—20th century. 4. African American political activists—Southern States— History—20th century. 5. African Americans—Southern States— Politics and government—20th century. 6. African Americans— Race identity—Southern States—History—20th century. 7. Southern States—Politics and government—1865–1950. 8. Southern States—Race relations—History—20th century. 9. Southern States—Rural conditions. I. Title. e185.61.r745 2007 305.896%073—dc22 2006030921 cloth 11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1 paper 11 10 09 08 07 5 4 3 2 1 For Frank This page intentionally left blank ...