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Marcus Garvey's dream of Mother Africa [audio 55min]

The Book Guys -- book appraiser Allan Stypeck and Washington DC radio host Mike Cuthbert -- interview Colin Grant, who discusses the life and times of Marcus Garvey, founder of a rival group to the NAACP in the early part of the 20th century. Grant is author of Negro with a Hat: The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey and His Dream of Mother Africa.
Read entire article at The Book Guys #0807