Marcus Moziah Garvey (1887-1940) was an Jamaican political thinker and activist, an early advocate of black nationalism.
Short Biography:
He founded the UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association) in 1914, and moved to the USA in 1916, where he established branches in New York and other northern cities.
Aiming to achieve human rights and dignity for black people through black pride and economic self-sufficiency, he led a Back to Africa movement for black Americans to establish a black-governed country in Africa. The Rastafarian religion is based largely on his ideas.
Why is Marcus Garvey famous?
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican journalist, activist and orator.
No related sites found. If you are the webmaster of a website, blog or forum that contains related information to this page, we invite you to submit it for inclusion here.
Please add a link to our website before submitting your link(s).
Your link will be validated by our editors in about 48 hours.