Great Lives - Series 23 - 9. Marcus Garvey
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Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah chooses Marcus Garvey, the inspirational black leader of the early 20th century. With biographer Colin Grant and presenter Matthew Parris.
Playwright Kwame Kwei-Armah is a passionate advocate of Marcus Garvey, the inspirational black leader of the early twentieth century. Long before Martin Luther King or Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey was trying against all the odds to give black people a sense of pride, and to create the conditions in which they might hope to flourish and prosper. Kwame Kwei-Armah tells the story of Garvey's incredible rise and fall, and brings this impressive yet flawed man to life. He's joined by Colin Grant, the author of Negro with a Hat - a biography of Marcus Garvey. Presenter Matthew Parris contributes his own memories of living in both Jamaica and Africa. Producer Beth O'Dea.
- Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 4:30PM Tue, 1 Feb 2011
- Available until 12:00AM Thu, 1 Jan 2099
- First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 4:30PM Tue, 1 Feb 2011
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- Duration 30 minutes
