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Decades before Marcus Garvey, W. E. B. Du Bois, and Malcolm X, Martin Robison Delany (1812-1885) proclaimed his pride in being black, and demanded not only emancipation but independence for African Americans. Grandson of an African prince, son of a slave, Delany lived a life of singular achievement: the first…
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1 author picked The Making of an Afro-American as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I was not aware that Black nationalism's origins date back to the 18th Century and that it grew into a powerful movement in the early 19th century. Martin Robison Delany embodied the anger and frustration of free Blacks.
His story enlightened me about the depth of an attitude and feeling that existed at the origin of American slavery and still persists.
From David's list on heroes who stopped trans-Atlantic slavery.
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