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Project Director Discusses Marcus Garvey's Work [audio 6min]

The organization of Jamaican activist Marcus Garvey spread messages of black pride and economic independence around the world. Robert Hill, director of the Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers Project at UCLA, talks about Garvey's work.
Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes"