Gittens, Uriah

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Uriah Gittens was the Executive Secretary of the New York Local of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) during the 1920s. He appears to have assumed this position some time prior to the imprisonment of Marcus Garvey, founder and president of UNIA, in 1925.

From the description of Universal Negro Improvement Association letters, 1925-1929. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122686811

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referencedIn Universal Negro Improvement Association miscellaneous collection, 1918-1948, 1920-1929 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf Gittens, Uriah. Universal Negro Improvement Association letters, 1925-1929. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Universal Negro Improvement Association. Universal Negro Improvement Association miscellaneous collection, 1918-1948 (bulk 1920-1929) New York Public Library System, NYPL
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associatedWith Garvey Club, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940. person
associatedWith Sherrill, William. person
associatedWith Universal Negro Improvement Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Weston, George A. person
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United States
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Black nationalism
Black power
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Active 1925

Active 1929

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