inclusion in which is limited to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding
achievement in their own fields of endeavor and who have, thereby,
contributed significantly to contemporary society
Tony Martin
Occupation: retired humanities educator
Born: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, February 21, 1942
Education
Barrister in Law, Hon. Society Gray's Inn, London, 1965 BSc in economic with honors, University Hull, 1968 MA, Michigan State University, 1970 PhD, Michigan State University, 1973
Certification
Bar: England 1966, Trinidad 1968
Career
Assistant professor history, African-Afro Am. studies University Michigan, Flint, 1971—1973; associate professor history and Africana studies Wellesley College, 1973—1975, associate professor Africana studies, 1975—1979, professor Africana studies, 1979—2007, professor emeritus, 2007
Career Related
Visiting professor history University Minnesota, 1975, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, 1985-86; visiting professor African-Am. Studies, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, 1991, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1974, 81; hon. research fellow University of West Indies, Trinidad, 1986-87; lecturer DuBois-Padmore-Nkrumah, Ghana, 1990; consultant foundations; expert witness Congl. Hearings, 1987; guest lecturer numerous univs., U.S., Can., Caribbean, Australia, Africa, England; featured speaker Conference of Intellectuals of Africa and its Diaspora, Dakar, Senegal, 2004; member editorial board Journal African American History, Journal Black Studies, Afro-Americans in New York Life and History.
Creative Works
Author: Race First, 1976, Literary Garveyism, 1983, The Pan-African Connection, 1983, Amy Ashwood Garvey, 2007, Marcus Garvey, Hero, 1983, Rare Afro-Americana (with Wendy Ball), 1981, The Jewish Onslaught, 1993; editor or compiler: Poetical Works of Marcus Garvey, 1983, African Fundamentalism, 1991, Message to the People, 1986, In Nobody's Backyard:The Grenada Revolution in its Own Words 1985;reviewer articles for professional journals; contributor articles to professional journals, encyclopedias, and other reformed books, introduction to E. Franklin Frazier and Eric Williams, eds, The Economic Future of the Caribbean, 2004; contributing editor professional journals; reviewer of manuscripts for various publishers.
Awards
Recipient Research award Am. Philosophical Society, Philadelphia, 1990, Community award Henry Sylvester Williams award from the Emancipation Support Committee, Trinidad; distinguished historian award, African American Institute, Northeastern University
Civic
President Union of West Indian Students in Great Britain and No. Ireland, 1966—1968
Memberships
Member Association of Caribbean Historians (executive board member 1985-87), African Heritage Studies Association, Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (John Henrik Clarke Living Legacy award), Organ. Am. Historians, National Council Black Studies (vice president New England region, 1984-86), Caribbean Cultural Center, New York (board director 1988-90), Association for Study of African Am. Life and History.
Family
Son of Claude G. and Vida Beryl M.
Immigration
arrived in U.S., 1969, naturalized
Tony Martin's biography appeared in the following books:
Who's Who in America, 62nd Edition Who's Who in America, 61st Edition Who's Who in America, 59th Edition Who's Who in America, 58th Edition Who's Who in America, 57th Edition Who's Who in America, 56th Edition Who's Who in America, 55th Edition Who's Who in America, 53rd Edition Who's Who in American Education, 8th Edition Who's Who in American Education, 7th Edition Who's Who in American Education, 6th Edition Who's Who in the East, 27th Edition Who's Who in the East, 26th Edition Who's Who in the World, 25th Edition Who's Who in the World, 24th Edition Who's Who in the World, 23rd Edition Who's Who in the World, 22nd Edition Who's Who in the World, 21st Edition Who's Who in the World, 20th Edition Who's Who in the World, 19th Edition Who's Who in the World, 17th Edition Who's Who in the World, 16th Edition Who's Who in the World, 15th Edition
