Veiled Garvey: The Life and Times of Amy Jacques Garvey [Hardcover]

Ula Y. Taylor (Author)

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Hardcover: 328 pages
Publisher: Scholarly Book Services Inc (Jun 27 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0807827185
ISBN-13: 978-0807827185
Product Dimensions: 24.6 x 15.6 x 2.7 cm
Shipping Weight: 640 g

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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).

Born in Jamaica, Amy Jacques moved in 1917 to Harlem, where she became involved in the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), the largest Pan-African organization of its time. She served as the private secretary of UNIA leader Marcus Garvey; in 1922, they married. Soon after, she began to give speeches and to publish editorials urging black women to participate in the Pan-African movement and addressing issues that affected people of African descent across the globe. After her husband's death in 1940, Jacques Garvey emerged as a gifted organizer for the Pan-African cause. Although she faced considerable male chauvinism, she persisted in creating a distinctive feminist voice within the movement. In her final decades, Jacques Garvey constructed a thriving network of Pan-African contacts, including Nnamdi Azikiwe, Kwame Nkrumah, George Padmore, and W. E. B. Du Bois.

Taylor examines the many roles Jacques Garvey played throughout her life, as feminist, black nationalist, journalist, daughter, mother, and wife. Tracing her political and intellectual evolution, the book illuminates the leadership and enduring influence of this remarkable activist.

About the Author

Ula Yvette Taylor is associate professor of African American studies at the University of California, Berkeley. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great story about a great woman, Mar 29 2011

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This review is from: Veiled Garvey: The Life and Times of Amy Jacques Garvey (Paperback)

The book arrived in great shape. At this point I have only read 1/3 of the book. From what I have read this is an exhaustive study of the life of Amy Jacques
Garvey and as an African woman, I have the utmost respect for what Mrs. Garvey achieved on behalf of her husband, her children and for the UNIA, Marcus Garvey's organization and African people everywhere.

I also have a great respect for the author, Ms. Taylor to have gone into the detail about Mrs. Garvey that she did.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ula, Sep 3 2011

By Arden A. - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Veiled Garvey: The Life and Times of Amy Jacques Garvey (Hardcover)

I'm a great friend of Ms. Ula (she does my hair!). She's a very nice gal. I can see why her and Flo Jo were best friends. Go Ula!!!!!

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