Colin Grant, Cecil Gutzmore

In the roll call of black heroes in the hall of fame, Marcus Garvey occupies a unique position. An extraordinary orator with grand ambitions and great achievements, he was instrumental in the development of the energy and pride that led to the fight for civil rights. But in the assessment of W.E.B Du Bois, a rival black leader, Garvey was a ‘lunatic or traitor.’ Du Bois called for Garvey to be locked up or deported from the USA – a wish that came to pass. Thereafter his story was largely told from the perspective of his enemies. Colin Grant, author of Negro with a Hat, a biography of Garvey, and Dr Cecil Gutzmore from the Pan African society discuss the Jamaican national hero.