Marcus Garvey - (Covington)

By Allypaco
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    Marcus Garvey

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

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

  • took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike

    took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike

  • traveled throughout Central America working as an newspaper editor and writing about the exploitation of migrant workers in the plantations.

    traveled throughout Central America working as an newspaper editor and writing about the exploitation of migrant workers in the plantations.

  • Returned to Jamaica and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) with the goal of uniting all of African diaspora to "establish a country and absolute government of their own."

    Returned to Jamaica and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) with the goal of uniting all of African diaspora to "establish a country and absolute government of their own."

  • Traveled to the U.S. to raise funds for a similar venture in Jamaica

    Traveled to the U.S. to raise funds for a similar venture in Jamaica

  • began publishing the widely distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message

  • UNIA claimed 4 million members and held its first International Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City

  • 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 five years

  • he was released from prison and deported to Jamaica.

  • He moved to London

  • The Greater Liberia Act failed in Congress

  • Garvey died in London

  • his remains were exhumed and taken to Jamaica, where the government proclaimed him Jamaica's first national hero and re-interred him at a shrine in the National Heroes Park.