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As a remarkably educated and intelligent man, who made a great impact on social movements of the early twentieth century as well as future generations of leaders through literature, politics, and social institution, the most interesting Black radical leader was Caribbean-born black socialist Hubert Henry Harrison. Harrison overcame discrimination and racism in all his social relationships throughout his life, from his academic achievements, to his life as a public speaker, both on the streets of New York and in the public forums of the Socialist Party, to his written publications, such as the newspaper Voice. Influencing journals such as Marcus Garvey's Negro World, Harrison's newspaper proved to become a significant influence, as did the majority of his endeavors within the Socialist Party. Harrison seemed to have a knack for garnering an enemy in every corner, and his lack of organizational and leadership skills proved lethal to his political career, and his endeavors are not well remembered in popular history to this day. However, despite these great obstacles and impediments, his resolve never swayed, though he proved himself able to adapt his views from socialism to black nationalism when necessary in the end. Harrison remained dedicated to socialist beliefs, seeing African-Americans as the archetypal embodiment of Marx's proletariat, and clearly recognizing white capitalist society as detrimental and oppressive to the black community's progress within American society. Though far less fascinating to the masses, both in his time and today, Hubert Harrison was certainly the most interesting of the black radical leaders of the early twentieth century.
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Despite the fact that women's roles in social movements are notoriously neglected, especially those of the Black radicalism movements of the early twentieth century, many women contributed substantially to the efforts of organizations, institutions, and leaders within socialist and radical circles in the black community. An example of the hardships and discrimination that women faced during this time is evidenced in the UNIA convention of 1922. As Mrs. Victoria Turner and other women of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League stood in defense of their rights, even though they were overruled by Marcus Garvey and the convention's motions to essentially null their proposed resolutions, their defiant stance against their extraneous and depreciated role within the Association influenced future actions of resistance against dominant, suppressive male roles such as Amy Jacques Garvey's page within Marcus Garvey's Negro World and her future oppositions. Mrs. Victoria Turner, as the first to stand and initially address the convention body in 1922, was a spark that lit movements to change the nature of the UNIA as it pertained to female members and leaders.
6:30~
As a remarkably educated and intelligent man, who made a great impact on social movements of the early twentieth century as well as future generations of leaders through literature, politics, and social institution, the most interesting Black radical leader was Caribbean-born black socialist Hubert Henry Harrison. Harrison overcame discrimination and racism in all his social relationships throughout his life, from his academic achievements, to his life as a public speaker, both on the streets of New York and in the public forums of the Socialist Party, to his written publications, such as the newspaper Voice. Influencing journals such as Marcus Garvey's Negro World, Harrison's newspaper proved to become a significant influence, as did the majority of his endeavors within the Socialist Party. Harrison seemed to have a knack for garnering an enemy in every corner, and his lack of organizational and leadership skills proved lethal to his political career, and his endeavors are not well remembered in popular history to this day. However, despite these great obstacles and impediments, his resolve never swayed, though he proved himself able to adapt his views from socialism to black nationalism when necessary in the end. Harrison remained dedicated to socialist beliefs, seeing African-Americans as the archetypal embodiment of Marx's proletariat, and clearly recognizing white capitalist society as detrimental and oppressive to the black community's progress within American society. Though far less fascinating to the masses, both in his time and today, Hubert Harrison was certainly the most interesting of the black radical leaders of the early twentieth century.
7:30`
Despite the fact that women's roles in social movements are notoriously neglected, especially those of the Black radicalism movements of the early twentieth century, many women contributed substantially to the efforts of organizations, institutions, and leaders within socialist and radical circles in the black community. An example of the hardships and discrimination that women faced during this time is evidenced in the UNIA convention of 1922. As Mrs. Victoria Turner and other women of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League stood in defense of their rights, even though they were overruled by Marcus Garvey and the convention's motions to essentially null their proposed resolutions, their defiant stance against their extraneous and depreciated role within the Association influenced future actions of resistance against dominant, suppressive male roles such as Amy Jacques Garvey's page within Marcus Garvey's Negro World and her future oppositions. Mrs. Victoria Turner, as the first to stand and initially address the convention body in 1922, was a spark that lit movements to change the nature of the UNIA as it pertained to female members and leaders.