TV American Experience - Season 13 Episode 6 : Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind American Experience - Season 13 Episode 6 : Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind 6.6/10 by 43 users Recalling racial-pride advocate Marcus Garvey (1887-1940), whose grand (some said grandiose) vision included an Africa run by Africans. Garvey's Harlem-based United Negro Improvement Association was more than just a civil-rights group -- it was a business and publishing empire. But it wasn't a well-run one, and his story doesn't have a happy ending (due, in part, to a young Justice Department lawyer named J. Edgar Hoover). Still, says narrator Carl Lumbly, Garvey "changed forever the way black Americans looked at themselves and the world. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 13 Episode 6 : Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 13 :Episode 1 The Rockefellers (1) The Rockefellers (1) 2000-10-17 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 2 The Rockefellers (2) The Rockefellers (2) 2000-10-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 3 Secrets of a Master Builder Secrets of a Master Builder 2000-10-30 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 4 Return with Honor Return with Honor 2000-11-13 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 5 Streamliners: America's Last Trains Streamliners: America's Last Trains 2001-02-05 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 6 Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind 2001-02-12 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 7 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part I 2001-02-19 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 8 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part II 2001-02-20 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 9 Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided, Part III 2001-02-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 10 Scottsboro: An American Tragedy Scottsboro: An American Tragedy 2001-04-02 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 11 Fatal Flood Fatal Flood 2001-04-16 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 13 :Episode 12 Stephen Foster Stephen Foster 2001-04-23 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.