“At the [1923] state fair in Raleigh, North Carolina, [“Back-to-Africa” leader Marcus Garvey] meditated on a favorite theme: Negro lassitude….. Garvey sought to inspire by berating the black audience for its laziness. ‘If I waited for Negroes to convey me from New York to Raleigh,’ he lamented, ‘I would be walking for six months.’ Curiously, […]
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Marcus Garvey gave audience all stick, no carrot
Posted in Just A Bite, tagged greensboro daily news, marcus garvey, nc state fair, raleigh nc on December 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
