American Experience Season 13 Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind 2001
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Recalling racial-pride advocate Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), whose grand (some said grandiose) vision included an Africa run by Africans. Garvey's Harlem-based United Negro Improvement Association was more than just a civil-rights group -- it was a business and publishing empire. But it wasn't a well-run one, and his story doesn't have a happy ending (due, in part, to a young Justice Department lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover). Still, says narrator Carl Lumbly, Garvey "changed forever the way black Americans looked at themselves and the world.
- Released: 2001-02-12
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars:
- Director: Cameo George
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2. The Rockefellers (2) 2000-10-24
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3. Secrets of a Master Builder 2000-10-30
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4. Return with Honor 2000-11-13
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5. Streamliners: America's Last Trains 2001-02-05
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10. Scottsboro: An American Tragedy 2001-04-02
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11. Fatal Flood 2001-04-16
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12. Stephen Foster 2001-04-23
