Marcus Garvey

Biography

Jamaican Leaders

Date of Birth (DOB): 8/17/1887
Died: 6/10/40
From: Jamaica
Best Known for: Founder of the United Negro Improvement Asociation

Bio: Among Black Leaders, Marcus Garvey was unique; his popularity was universal; his program for the return of African People to their motherland shook the foundation of 3 Empires. All subsequent Black Power movements have owed a debt to his example and his prophecy has been fulfilled in the independence that brought to being 30 African Nations.

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