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Episode Details: Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Series: American Experience
Season: Season 13
Episode Number: 6
Air Date:
Duration: 55 min
Recalling racial-pride advocate Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), whose grand (some said grandiose) vision included an Africa run by Africans. Garvey's Harlem-based United Negro Improvement Association was more than just a civil-rights group -- it was a business and publishing empire. But it wasn't a well-run one, and his story doesn't have a happy ending (due, in part, to a young Justice Department lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover). Still, says narrator Carl Lumbly, Garvey "changed forever the way black Americans looked at themselves and the world.
Cast and Guests
Carl Lumbly
Narrator (voice)Streaming Platforms for American Experience
