(GARVEY MARCUS) FORD ARNOLD J The Universal Ethiopian Hymnal

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THE ANTHEM OF GARVEY'S UNIA (GARVEY, MARCUS.) FORD, ARNOLD J. The Universal Ethiopian Hymnal (cover title). 21 pages. 8vo, original printed pictorial wrappers with portrait of the author on the front cover; very slight wear with a short closed tear to the outer margin of the front cover. New York: Beth B'nai Abraham Publishing Co, 200 West 135th Street, (1926)

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first and only edition. Arnold J. Ford (1877-1935), rabbi, black nationalist and emigrationist, was born in Bridgetown, Barbados. Educated as a musician, Ford was proficient on a number of instruments as well as a talented composer and arranger. Arriving in Harlem in 1910, Ford became a member of the Clef Club Orchestra then under the direction of James Reese Europe. In 1917, Marcus Garvey founded the New York chapter of the United Negro Improvement Association with Arnold Ford as its musical director. Ford's hymn "Ethiopia" became the "Universal Ethiopian Anthem," which the UNIA constitution required be sung at every gathering. rare. no copy located by oclc.