Marcus Garvey-Metcalf

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    Marcus Garvey

  • Marcus Garvey was born

  • Marcus Garvey becomes a printers apprentice

    He traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities

  • Garvey creates the Universal Negro Improvement Association

    Garvey returned to Jamaica with a goal of uniting all African diaspora to establish a country and absolute government of their own.

  • Garvey traveled to U.S to raise funds

  • Garvey launches Black Star line.

    This was a shiiping company that would establish trade and commerce between Africans in Amerrica, the carribean,South and Central America, Canada, and Africa

  • UNIA held its first international convention at Madison Square Garden

    claimed 4 million members

  • Marcus Garvey and three other UNIA officials were charged with mail fraud involving the Black Star Line

  • Garvey was convicted and sentenced to prison for 5 years

  • Garvey was released from prison and deported to Jamaica

  • Garvey continues his work and moves to London

  • Garvey dies of several strokes