Marcus Garvey - Wikipedia
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.
Marcus Garvey | Biography, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 12, 2000 · Marcus Garvey (born August 17, 1887, St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica—died June 10, 1940, London, England) was a charismatic Black leader who organized the first important American Black nationalist movement (1919–26), based in New York City’s Harlem.
Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as …
2 days ago · In this August 1922 file photo, Marcus Garvey is shown in a military uniform as the “Provisional President of Africa” during a parade on the opening day of the annual Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World along Lenox Avenue in Harlem borough of New York. President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus ...
President Biden pardons Jamaica national hero Marcus Garvey
2 days ago · “Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a leader dedicated to the unity and development of African people and his inspiring vision from over 100 years ago is still relevant today,” Julius Garvey said ...
Marcus Garvey: Biography, Black Nationalism, Rastafarian …
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...
Marcus Garvey (August 17, 1887 - June 10, 1940) - National Archives
Sep 15, 2020 · Garvey was known as the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Formed in Jamaica in July 1914, the UNIA aimed to achieve Black nationalism through the celebration of African history and culture.
Marcus Garvey: Quotes, Books & Death - HISTORY
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.
Marcus Mosiah Garvey - Jamaica Information Service
Marcus Mosiah Garvey. Home » content » information » heroes; heroes . PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Ann DATE OF BIRTH: August 17, 1887 DATE OF DEATH: June 10, 1940. Jamaica’s first National Hero was born in St. Ann’s Bay, St. Ann, on August 17, 1887.
Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) - Blackpast
Feb 5, 2007 · 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.
Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Biography | The Universal Negro …
Garvey arrived back in Jamaica on July 15, 1914, his head bristling with ideas on making a living and founding a racial uplift movement. To secure the latter he formed, five days after his arrival, the Universal Negro Improvement and Conservation Association and African Communities (Imperial) League.