Marcus Garvey
17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, and orator who founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. He became a leading proponent of Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism, promoting the ideas of Black pride, economic self-reliance, and the "Back-to-Africa" movement. His teachings profoundly influenced later movements including Rastafari and the Nation of Islam.
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Life events
Born Marcus Mosiah Garvey in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished the UNIA in Jamaica to promote Black unity and self-improvement.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgMoved to Harlem, New York, where he expanded the UNIA into a mass movement.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgFounded the widely circulated newspaper to spread his Pan-African message.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgEstablished a shipping company to promote Black economic independence and trade.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgConvicted in connection with the Black Star Line and later imprisoned.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis sentence was commuted and he was deported from the United States.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgDied in London after a period of declining health and influence.
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