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Dr. Robert Vinson (History, College of William and Mary)

Dr. Robert Vinson (History, College of William and Mary)

September 15, 2009 00:33:12

Guests: Vinson, Robert

Host: Alegi, Peter
Limb, Peter

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Episode 031

Garvey in Africa

Dr. Robert Vinson (History, College of William and Mary) on the spread of Garveyism in South Africa and its political and cultural impact. Vinson explains how black men and women in the 1920s and 30s appropriated Garvey’s ideas of racial pride, pan-Africanism, and modernity to sustain themselves and to propel South Africa’s struggle for freedom.

00:00:00 - 00:02:06 Introduction
00:02:06 - 00:04:52 Journey to Studying Garveyism
00:04:52 - 00:07:43 Garveyism's Spread to Africa
00:07:43 - 00:08:48 Garveyism and Black South African Politics
00:08:48 - 00:15:13 Christianity and Garveyism
00:15:13 - 00:23:07 Demographic Resonances of Garveyism
00:23:07 - 00:27:43 James Tayelo
00:27:43 - 00:32:05 Pan-Africanism Before Garvey
00:32:05 - 00:33:12 Outro

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Alegi, Peter, Peter Limb, and Robert Vinson. "Garvey in Africa". Africa Past and Present, September 15, 2009. https://afripod.aodl.org/fullPodcast/episode=031/.