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James R. Lawson
James Rupert Lawson (June 5, 1918 – July 9, 1985) was an African-American activist who founded the United African Nationalist Movement, an anti-imperialist lobbying group based in Harlem, advocating freedom for Africans from rule by non-Africans in the post World War II era. A follower of the ideas of Marcus Garvey, he was associated with "black nationalism, black nationalist" ideology in the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Lawson was born in Macon, Georgia, studying at high school there, then moving to New York, where he was based for the rest of his career. In the 1930s he participated in the Harlem Labor Union, founded by Ira Kemp. The organization had a Garveyite black nationalist philosophy, and was opposed by Frank Crosswaith's Negro Labor Committee. United African Nationalist Movement In 1948 Lawson founded the United African Nationalist Movement (UANM), which lobbied for support for anti-Imperialist forces and promoted Pan-Africanism, in the tradition of Garvey. The U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United African Nationalist Movement
James Rupert Lawson (June 5, 1918 – July 9, 1985) was an African-American activist who founded the United African Nationalist Movement, an anti-imperialist lobbying group based in Harlem, advocating freedom for Africans from rule by non-Africans in the post World War II era. A follower of the ideas of Marcus Garvey, he was associated with "black nationalism, black nationalist" ideology in the 1950s and 1960s. Early years Lawson was born in Macon, Georgia, studying at high school there, then moving to New York, where he was based for the rest of his career. In the 1930s he participated in the Harlem Labor Union, founded by Ira Kemp. The organization had a Garveyite black nationalist philosophy, and was opposed by Frank Crosswaith's Negro Labor Committee. United African Nationalist Movement In 1948 Lawson founded the United African Nationalist Movement (UANM), which lobbied for support for anti-Imperialist forces and promoted Pan-Africanism, in the tradition of Garvey. The U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |