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September 6, 2016

Garvey's Ghost: My Interview with Global Voices

Geoffrey Philp


Giving thanks to Atiba Rogers and Janine Mendes-Franco of Global Voices for interviewing me about my novel, Garvey Ghost, and the campaign to seek a presidential pardon for Marcus Garvey.

https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/03/after-two-decades-jamaican-author-finally-unveils-book-dedicated-to-marcus-garvey/
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