Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Acknowledgments xvii
6. Introduction. A Manifesto on the Making of the Diasporic Midwest and Garveyism 1
7. 1 “We are a Nation Within a Nation” The Making of the Diasporic Midwest and Black Nationalism before the Twentieth Century 37
8. 2. Stronghold. The Diasporic Midwest and Heyday of the UNIA 67
9. 3. New Directions. Garveyism in the Heartland during the Great Depression 111
10. 4. “On December 7 One Billion Black People . . . struck for freedom” Midwestern Garveyism during the 1940s 147
11. 5. “New Africa Faces the World” Midwestern Garveyism during the 1950s 177
12. 6. “Message to the Grass Roots” The Nation of Islam, Malcolm X, and Early Black Power 215
13. 7. “The Second Battle for Sfrica has Begun” Garveyism and Black Power in the Diasporic Midwest 243
14. Conclusion. The Diasporic Midwest and Global Garveyism in a New Millennium 283
15. Notes 305
16. Bibliography 359
17. Index 395