Marcus Garvey and UNIA Papers: Final Volume on Deportation and Later Career

1927 to 1940 documents the final period of Marcus Garvey's life after his deportation from the United States. The volume includes his political writings, organizational activities, and personal correspondence, compiled from publications and surveillance reports. It was authored by Marcus Garvey and published as part of a seven-volume series.

Use Cases

• Analyze political rhetoric and ideology based on Garvey's editorials and publications.
• Study organizational development based on the restructuring of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
• Research colonial surveillance practices based on police and official reports of Garvey's activities.
• Examine transnational political networks based on Garvey's travels and influence in the Caribbean, Canada, and Europe.

Strengths

• Covers a defined 13-year period from 1927 to 1940.
• Includes multiple source types such as editorials, surveillance reports, and personal correspondence.
• Represents the final volume in a completed seven-volume series.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal and source bias inherent to historical archives.

Provenance

Source

Marcus Garvey

Collection Method

Publication of historical papers and documents.

Time Range

1927-1940

Geography

Jamaica, United States, England, Canada, Caribbean, Europe