Philosophy and opinions of Marcus Garvey.
Card with photographic image on cover of Garvey holding top hat and gloves, his quotes printed inside the front panel. Two holes are punched as if for threading.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Oakland?] :
[Merritt College?],
[1969]
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| Summary: | Card with photographic image on cover of Garvey holding top hat and gloves, his quotes printed inside the front panel. Two holes are punched as if for threading. |
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| Item Description: | Handwritten message in red ink "Thank you for sharing a beautiful black experience (History 65C).This course was implimented by Brother Huey P. Newton and we owe our dedication to him for making us aware of the Black Liberation Struggle. Harriet, 1969" Newton attended Merritt College, where he earned an Associate of Arts degree in 1966. Whilst there he became involved in the politics of the San Francisco Bay Area. He joined the Afro-American Association, became a prominent member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity's Beta Tau chapter, and played a role in getting the first African-American history course adopted as part of the college's curriculum. Harriet Smith, later known as Sister Makinya Sibeko-Kouate, was a pivotal activist at Merritt College in the 1960s, serving as student body president and organizing a Black Studies program that brought together several of the founding members of the Black Panther Party in 1966. As Black student body president in the Peralta Community College District, she helped develop the first Black Studies Department in 1966. |
| Physical Description: | 1 folded card : portrait ; 16 cm |