Marcus Garvey (1887–1940) was a Jamaican-born Black leader who organized the first important American Black nationalist movement after World War I. He urged Black Americans to be proud of their identity, and he called for an independent Black economy.

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.

2009年11月9日 · 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.

2023年4月28日 · In June 1923, the United States government charged, tried, and convicted Marcus Mosiah Garvey (1887-1940) – National Hero of Jamaica, political activist, and movement leader – of mail fraud for allegedly selling stock of his …

2025年1月27日 · Marcus Garvey was a prominent orator and activist who advocated for Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism. Born in Jamaica, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association that was...

Black opposition to Garvey coalesced into what came to be known as the "Garvey Must Go" Campaign. Supporters of the campaign, known collectively as the Friends of Negro Freedom, intended to...

2025年2月1日 · The road to Garvey’s presidential pardon is a story of tireless activism by human rights leaders, Garvey’s descendants and members of Congress, some of whom died before they could see their ...

2021年2月1日 · Marcus Garvey with Potentate Gabriel M. Johnson of Liberia, Supreme Deputy G.O. Marke of Sierra Leone, and other UNIA leaders review the parade opening the 1922 UNIA convention,

advancements of black people, his legacy has ultimately been obscured by the controversies in his career, specifically: his connection to white supremacists, lack of support from other black activists, and the mismanagement of his business enterprises. Marcus Moziah Garvey was born on August 17, 1887, in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. The

2025年1月31日 · While Marcus Garvey’s views were unorthodox for the time, his influence ultimately declined when he began to engage in questionable business dealings to fund his various enterprises. He was indicted for mail fraud in 1922 and later convicted. Garvey served part of a five-year prison term before U.S. President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence, and he was deported in 1927. President Joe ...