Marcus Garvey | Biography, Beliefs, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 12, 2000 · 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.
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, 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 League....
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 Garvey | Biography
Jan 10, 2025 · Marcus Garvey was a prominent orator and key figure in the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, best known for founding the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and the African Communities League.
Marcus Garvey (August 17, 1887 - June 10, 1940) | National ...
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 (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.
Marcus Garvey | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
As the leader of the largest organized mass movement in black history and progenitor of the modern "black is beautiful" ideal, Garvey is now best remembered as a champion of the...
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.
Marcus Garvey - New World Encyclopedia
Marcus Mosiah Garvey (August 17, 1887– June 10, 1940), West Indian spokesman of black nationalism and economic development, was a talented publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and the Founder of the Universal Negro Improvement …