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Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. ONH (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a Jamaican political activist. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa.
Apr 5, 2024 · Marcus Garvey, charismatic Black leader who organized the first important American Black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s Harlem. He reached the height of his power in 1920, when he presided at an international convention, with delegates present from 25 countries.
Nov 9, 2009 · Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican-born Black nationalist and leader of the Pan-Africanism movement, which sought to unify and connect people of African descent worldwide.
Jan 24, 2024 · Marcus Garvey was an orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. Garvey...
Feb 11, 2021 · Marcus Garvey, dressed in military garb, is driven around in New York City in 1922. He was a pioneer in celebrating Black nationalism, even in a Jim Crow-divided nation.
In addition to his support of Pan-Africanism, Marcus Garvey was a Black nationalist and believed in racial separatism. This made him a controversial figure in and out of the Black community, especially as he challenged major thought leader W.E.B Du Bois .
Feb 5, 2007 · Courtesy U.S. Library of Congress. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, one of the most influential 20th Century black nationalist and Pan-Africanist leaders, was born on August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. Greatly influenced by Booker T. Washington ’s autobiography Up From Slavery, Garvey began to support industrial education, economic separatism ...
