Around Yakub: sources of a demonisation – II: The influence of Garveyism

Translated from the French Original by Katy Albiston After having previously looked at the Bible, Theosophy and arguments over eugenics as sources of the myth of Yakub, this article will explore the important links of this story to the discourse of the Jamaican militant Marcus Garvey. Founder of the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) in 1914 in Jamaica, Garvey was trying to create synergy between Blacks in the four corners of the earth and contribute to the return of African Amer...