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Collected for the first time, thefoundational contributions of a scholar and activist who shaped the study ofGarveyism and pan-Africanism

Thisvolume brings together Robert A. Hill’s most important writings for the firsttime, highlighting his intellectual contributions to the history ofpan-Africanism. A pioneering scholar and activist, a groundbreakingbuilder of pan-African archives, and the editor of the multivolume MarcusGarvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Hill remains underacknowledgedfor his influence on the field. This collection is a long-overdue testament tohis legacy.

AdamEwing showcases Hill’s groundbreaking writings on Garveyism, the pan-African,anticolonial movement that spread across the globe following World War I. Hill’sessays trace Marcus Garvey’s evolving thought and illuminate the resonance ofthe movement in the Caribbean and its diaspora, in the United States, andacross sub-Saharan Africa. The volume also includes Hill’s writings on diverse aspectsof pan-Africanism, including the impostor figure in diaspora history, CyrilBriggs’s African Blood Brotherhood, the Rastafarian movement, the fiction of GeorgeSchuyler, George Beckford and the Abeng collective in Jamaica, the theories ofWalter Rodney, the life and thought of C.L.R. James, and the music of BobMarley.

Thisvolume not only demonstrates Hill’s intellectual praxis and its roots in his academic influences and personal experiences but also revealsthe breadth, diversity, complexity, and centrality of the pan-African traditionin African diasporic politics and thought.

Publicationof this work made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the AmericanRescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Collected for the first time, the foundational contributionsof a scholar and activist who shaped the study of Garveyism and pan-Africanism

This volume brings together Robert A. Hill’s most importantwritings for the first time, highlighting his intellectual contributions to thehistory of pan-Africanism. A pioneering scholar and activist, a groundbreakingbuilder of pan-African archives, and the editor of the multivolume MarcusGarvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, Hill remainsunderacknowledged for his influence on the field. This collection is along-overdue testament to his legacy.

Adam Ewing showcases Hill’s groundbreaking writings onGarveyism, the pan-African, anticolonial movement that spread across the globefollowing World War I. Hill’s essays trace Marcus Garvey’s evolving thought andilluminate the resonance of the movement in the Caribbean and its diaspora, inthe United States, and across sub-Saharan Africa. The volume also includesHill’s writings on diverse aspects of pan-Africanism, including the impostorfigure in diaspora history, Cyril Briggs’s African Blood Brotherhood, theRastafarian movement, the fiction of George Schuyler, George Beckford and theAbeng collective in Jamaica, the theories of Walter Rodney, the life andthought of C.L.R. James, and the music of Bob Marley.

This volume not only demonstrates Hill’s intellectual praxisand its roots in his academic influences and personal experiences but alsoreveals the breadth, diversity, complexity, and centrality of the pan-Africantradition in African diasporic politics and thought.

Publication of this work made possible by a Sustaining theHumanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowmentfor the Humanities.

Praise for the Previous Volumes:“The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers will take its place among the most important records of the Afro-American experience. . . . ‘The Marcus Garvey Papers’ lays the groundwork for a long overdue reassessment of Marcus Garvey and the legacy of racial pride, nationalism and concern with Africa he bequeathed to today’s black community.”—Eric Foner, the New York Times Book Review“Until the publication of The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers, many of the documents necessary for a full assessment of Garvey’s thought or of his movement’s significance have not been easily accessible. Robert A. Hill and his staff . . . have gathered over 30,000 documents from libraries and other sources in many countries. . . . The Garvey papers will reshape our understanding of the history of black nationalism and perhaps increase our understanding of contemporary black politics.”—Clayborne Carson, the Nation

“Now is our chance, through these important volumes, to finally begin to come to terms with the significance of Garvey’s complex, fascinating career and the meaning of the movement he built.”—Lawrence W. Levine, the New Republic