Amy Ashwood Garvey - 'Hidden Herstories'
submitted by eyevra
on 03/25/17
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Amy Ashwood Garvey "• Born 10 January 1897 and died 11 May 1969 • Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist and first wife of Marcus Garvey • Opened the Florence Mills Social Club in Carnaby Street, a jazz club which became a gathering spot for supporters of Pan-Africanism • Chaired an enquiry into race relations following the murder of Kelso Cochrane • There is a plaque dedicated to Amy Ashwood Garvey at 1 Bassett Road, London W10." www.hiddenherstories.org/ Sukant Chandan from Sons of Malcolm was the project manager of the Hidden Herstories project
