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Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924 / Van DerZee, NYC. – Antique Print

Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924 / Van DerZee, NYC., [photographed 1924, printed ca. 1974] — historic photograph
Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924 / Van DerZee, NYC., [photographed 1924, printed ca. 1974]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Marcus Garvey and the Garvey Militia, Harlem, 1924 / Van DerZee, NYC.

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James Van DerZee's 1924 photograph shows Marcus Garvey in Harlem alongside members of the Garvey Militia, the uniformed corps attached to his Universal Negro Improvement Association. Garvey, the Jamaican-born leader whose movement drew large followings in New York during the 1920s, promoted Black pride, economic self-reliance and a back-to-Africa program. Van DerZee, a Harlem studio photographer, documented the neighborhood's social and civic life throughout that decade. This print was made around 1974, when it was issued as plate VII in an edition of 75 portfolios of his work.

Created / published[photographed 1924, printed ca. 1974]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1920-1930.
NotesTitle from portfolio table of contents. Signed in pencil on mount. In portfolio: James Van DerZee, eighteen photographs. Edition: 2/75. Washington, D.C. : Graphics International Ltd., 1974, plate VII.
SubjectsGarvey, Marcus,--1887-1940--Public appearances--New York (State)--New York. African Americans--Social life--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930. Militias--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,266 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-193268

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