Marcus Garvey
Black Nationalist, Publisher, Journalist, Orator And Entrepreneur, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Was Born On August 17, 1887, In St. Ann's Bay, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.
In 1916 Marcus Garvey Moved To Harlem, New York To Gain Support For The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Which He First Established In Jamaica. The UNIA Encouraged Blacks To Return To Africa And Wanted To See African States Freed From Colonialism. The Organization Also Promoted And Encouraged Black Pride.
As The Charismatic President-General Of The UNIA, Garvey Attracted Millions Of Supporters And The Movement Thrived From The Late 1900's To The Early 1920's.
The "Negro World," The UNIA's Official Publication, Became One Of Thw Most Widely Read Periodicals Of Its day, With Garvey As Publisher And Editor. He Was Also Able To Purchase A Steamship ( Part Of His Black Star Line) To Carry African Americans Back To Africa.
Despite The Fact That His Detractors Called Him "Outlandish," Misguided" And A Failure, He Succeeded In Raising Black Consciousness ---And Over $10 Million In 2 Years.
Marcus Garvey Organized The First And Largest, Grass-Roots Mass Movement Of Blacks In America, Including The Civil Rights Movement Of The 1950's And 1960's. At One Time The Universal Negro Improvement Association Had More Than 4 Million Members.
His Philosophy Influenced A Generation Of Black Leaders Like Malcolm X And The Black Panthers, And Effectively Set The Tone For The "Black Power" Movement Of The 1960's And Early 1970's.
Garvey Was Convicted Of Mail Fraud In 1923. He Served Time In Atlanta's Federal Prison Before Being Deported To Jamaica. He Died June 10, 1940.
"In Order For Black History To live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
