EP. 924: AGAINST BLACK NATIONALISM ft. PAUL PRESCOD

THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast · Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 25m

Get Paul's book here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/against-black-nationalism/... Against Black Nationalism examines two major currents in twentieth-century black political history: the meteoric rise of Marcus Garvey’s United Negro Improvement Association and the long campaign led by A. Philip Randolph to organize the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. Through a careful study of their approaches, the book asks why Garvey’s movement ultimately lost momentum while Randolph’s efforts contributed to lasting gains for black working people. The book argues that Garvey’s popularity emerged in a…