Amy Jacques GarveyAmy Jacques Garvey
(1895 - 1973) was a pioneering journalist in the 20^th century. Born
in Kingston, Jamaica, Garvey enjoyed a life of privilege wherein she was able
to receive a formal education and engage in extracurricula activities. An
accomplished scholar, Garvey continued her pursuit of worldly knowledge and
financial independence until 1917 when she emigrated to the United States and
met Marcus Garvey. Taken in by Garveyism and the societal expectations of being
a wife, Garvey often took a backseat in her husband's political pursuits;
however despite this, she gained a reputation as a great orator and took on a
lead role at the United Negro Improvement Association following her
husband's imprisonment in 1922. During this time she published four books on
her husband and his work including The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus
Garvey (Volumes I and II, ) The Tragedy of White Injustice and Selections
From the Poetic Meditations of Marcus Garvey. After his deportation in
1927, the pair moved back to Jamaica with their children and in the wake of his
death in 1940 she continued her efforts to support Black Nationalism with two
books of her own, Garvey and Garveyism and Black Power in America:
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