University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana professor Erik S. McDuffie, the author of “The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the U.S. Heartland and Global Black Freedom.” (IMAGE)
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The Midwest played a crucial role in the growth of Black freedom movements and in expanding the ideas of political activist Marcus Garvey in the 20th century. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign African American studies and history professor Erik S. McDuffie examined the importance of the region in his new book, “The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the U.S. Heartland and Global Black Freedom.”
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