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| Creator: | Rolinson, Mary G. |
| Title: | Universal Negro Improvement Association |
| Date: | 2005 July 15 |
| Description: | Encyclopedia article about the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) which had at least thirty-four division in Georgia during the early to mid-1920s. Black Georgians read its newspaper, the Negro World, and contributed generously to many UNIA causes. The UNIA's Jamaican founder, Marcus Garvey, had a significant following in the South, particularly in rural areas among tenant farmers and sharecroppers for his programs of economic independence, racial separatism, and African redemption. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Articles |
| Subjects: | Universal Negro Improvement Association | Black nationalism--Southern States--History--20th century | African American political activists--Southern States--History--20th century | African Americans--Southern States--Politics and government--20th century | African Americans--Race identity--Southern States--History--20th century | Southern States--Politics and government--1865-1950 | Southern States--Race relations--History--20th century | Southern States--Rural conditions | Georgia |
| Collection: | New Georgia Encyclopedia |
| Institution: | New Georgia Encyclopedia |
| Contributors: | New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) | Georgia Humanities Council | University of Georgia. Press | Merrill-Hall New Media | GALILEO (Georgia statewide project) |
| Online Publisher: | 2005-07-15 |
| Rights and Usage: | If you wish to use content from the NGE site for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, you must request and receive written permission from the NGE. Such requests may be directed to: Permissions/NGE, University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens, GA 30602. Cite as: "Universal Negro Improvement Association," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2741 |
