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GARVEY, MARCUS. Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey or Africa for the Africans... Volume II.

Compiled by Amy Jacques-Garvey. Plates. 8vo, original gilt-lettered cloth, backstrip a trifle darkened; presentation inscription of Amy Jacques-Garvey. New York, 1925

  • Notes: first edition. inscribed and signed by amy jacques-garvey. In the 1920s legal problems began to mount for Garvey, whose UNIA had come under increasing scrutiny from the FBI. Robert Hill writes in Volume V of the Marcus Garvey Papers (pages xxxv-xxxvi), "As a means of furthering his legal appeal, Garvey also mounted an extensive letter-writing campaign to U. S. Government officials, enclosing copies of his latest book, Philosophy and Opinions... the first volume of which appeared in December 1923... the [second] volume was subtly edited to enhance his image among the white public."

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