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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.
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- verified Status: Returning Series
- person By: Unknown
- calendar_month Release Date: 2001-02-12
- video_camera_front Companies GBH
- tag Season: Season 13
- timer Episode Runtime: 55 Mins
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