Martin Robison Delany’s famous 1852 work The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States, Politically Considered is an early Black nationalist manifesto. Delany was a significant early founder of the philosophy of Black nationalism, and over the course of his life he contributed in a variety of ways to the Black freedom struggle. He developed a number of practical strategies, including education, to promote Black independence, selfdetermination, and self-sufficiency. To this end, he also strongly supported African emigration. Delany stands at the head of a succession of Black leaders known for their staunch advocacy of Black nationalism, including Henry McNeal Turner, Marcus Garvey, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In his influential work, Delany offers a close examination of the merits of Black emigration as a means of elevation to freedom and equality.