Amy Jacques Garvey (1896-1973) was a leading Pan-Africanist and
Black Nationalist, as well as the wife of Marcus Garvey, and
founder of the United Negro Improvement Association and the African
Communities' League (UNIA-ACL). Born in Jamaica, Amy Jacques moved
to the United States in 1917, became a committed Garveyite and
Garvey's personal secretary. She later served as Secretary General
of the UNIA, and as a columnist for the organization's paper, the
Negro World. She married Garvey in 1922 and provided key leadership
for the UNIA during his imprisonment and later expulsion from the
United States. Following his death in 1940, Mrs. Garvey, then
living in Jamaica, raised their two sons, Marcus, Jr., and Julius,
and continued to support African leaders and Pan-Africanist
organizations. In addition to preserving critical documents on the
Garvey movement, she authored essential books on Marcus Garvey and
the movement he led, including "The Philosophy and Opinions of
Marcus Garvey, Garvey and Garveyism, " and "Black Power in
America." Writing as a participant and confidant, Amy Jacques
Garvey's perspective continues to provide an intimate and
first-person narrative of the Garvey movement and this important
nascent period of Black Nationalism.
John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998) published over 50 short stories in
the United States and abroad. His best known short story, "The Boy
Who Painted Christ Black," has been translated into more than a
dozen languages. His articles and conference papers on African and
African American history and culture have been published in leading
journals throughout the world. He served as a staff member of five
different publications and was the co-founder and associate editor
of the "Harlem Quarterly" (1949-1950). Among the many books he
wrote or edited are "American Negro Short Stories, William Styron's
Nat Turner: Ten Black Writers Respond" (also published as "The
Second Crucifixion of Nat Turner), Malcolm X: The Man and His Time,
Harlem USA, " and "African People in World History."
Julius Garvey is the youngest son of Amy Jacques Garvey and Marcus
Garvey. He is a cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon. He lives in
Sea Cliff, NY.
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