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| contents | Two variants of Caribbean nationalism: Marcus Garvey and Pedro Albizu Campos Juan Manuel Carrión Sociología race Caribbean nationalism colonialism Marcus Garvey Some of the forms that collective identities and nationalism have taken in theCaribbean are analyzed in this paper, which examines two historical figures, one fromJamaica and the other from Puerto Rico: Marcus Garvey (18871940) and PedroAlbizu Campos (18911965), respectively. Both were black, radical, and politicallypersecuted. A history of nationalism in both Jamaica and Puerto Rico is impossiblewithout taking them into account. Marcus Garvey is one of Jamaicas officiallydesignated national heroes. He was the first such person to whom this honor wasconferred after Jamaicas independence in 1962. Garveys name and portrait appear insome of Jamaicas currency, in public buildings, and in the names of streets. PuertoRican nationalists consider Pedro Albizu Campos, one of the islands greatest patriotsof the twentieth century. There are some important similarities in the life history andpolitical career of these two Caribbean leaders. But their construction of the ideas ofrace and nationalism are very different. This paper compares the different ideas ofGarvey and Albizu about race and nationality, as well as the praxis that went withthem. For Marcus Garvey race took precedent over nation. In contrast, for AlbizuCampos Raza meant the Hispanic race. The explanation of these differences innationalist ideology lies, at least in part, in the different ways in which historically thesocial construction of ethnicity and race has taken shape throughout the Caribbean,and in Jamaica and Puerto Rico particularly. Among the factors taken intoconsideration to explain these differences in nationalist ideology are the following:historical differences in the social impact of the plantation system, the relativeposition of free blacks during the slave period, the cultural factors involved in theformation of social classes, and different colonial experiences. 2005 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37717102 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XVII |
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| spellingShingle | Two variants of Caribbean nationalism: Marcus Garvey and Pedro Albizu Campos Juan Manuel Carrión Sociología race Caribbean nationalism colonialism Marcus Garvey Two variants of Caribbean nationalism: Marcus Garvey and Pedro Albizu Campos Juan Manuel Carrión Sociología race Caribbean nationalism colonialism Marcus Garvey Some of the forms that collective identities and nationalism have taken in theCaribbean are analyzed in this paper, which examines two historical figures, one fromJamaica and the other from Puerto Rico: Marcus Garvey (18871940) and PedroAlbizu Campos (18911965), respectively. Both were black, radical, and politicallypersecuted. A history of nationalism in both Jamaica and Puerto Rico is impossiblewithout taking them into account. Marcus Garvey is one of Jamaicas officiallydesignated national heroes. He was the first such person to whom this honor wasconferred after Jamaicas independence in 1962. Garveys name and portrait appear insome of Jamaicas currency, in public buildings, and in the names of streets. PuertoRican nationalists consider Pedro Albizu Campos, one of the islands greatest patriotsof the twentieth century. There are some important similarities in the life history andpolitical career of these two Caribbean leaders. But their construction of the ideas ofrace and nationalism are very different. This paper compares the different ideas ofGarvey and Albizu about race and nationality, as well as the praxis that went withthem. For Marcus Garvey race took precedent over nation. In contrast, for AlbizuCampos Raza meant the Hispanic race. The explanation of these differences innationalist ideology lies, at least in part, in the different ways in which historically thesocial construction of ethnicity and race has taken shape throughout the Caribbean,and in Jamaica and Puerto Rico particularly. Among the factors taken intoconsideration to explain these differences in nationalist ideology are the following:historical differences in the social impact of the plantation system, the relativeposition of free blacks during the slave period, the cultural factors involved in theformation of social classes, and different colonial experiences. 2005 artículo científico 1538-6279 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37717102 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=377 Centro Journal application/pdf The City University of New York Centro Journal (Estados Unidos de América) Num.1 Vol.XVII |
| title | Two variants of Caribbean nationalism: Marcus Garvey and Pedro Albizu Campos |
| topic | Sociología race Caribbean nationalism colonialism Marcus Garvey |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=37717102 |