The veiled Garvey : the life & times of Amy Jacques Garvey by Taylor, Ula Y instant download

The veiled Garvey : the life & times of Amy Jacques Garvey by Taylor, Ula Y instant download

x, 310 pages ; 24 cm, \"In this biography, Ula Taylor explores the life and ideas of one of the most important, if largely unsung, Pan-African freedom fighters of the twentieth century: Amy Jacques Garvey (1895-1973). Taylor examines the many roles Jacques Garvey played throughout her life, as feminist, black nationalist, journalist, dauther, mother, and wife. Tracing her political and intellectual evolution, the book illuminates the leadership and enduring influence of this remarkable activist.\"--Cover, Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-295) and index, Formative years, 1895-1917 -- Amy Jacques and the UNIA -- I only live to perpetuate the ideas of my husband -- Our women and what they think -- Back to Jamaica and forward to Europe -- New freedoms, new constraints -- Single motherhood -- Decade of unity -- Fifth Pan-African Congress, 1945 -- Essays and literature for a Pan-African world -- Activism closer to home -- Progressive radical