Marcus Garvey- (Gleason) By MeganGleason1 Aug 17, 1887 Marcus Garvey was born Period: Aug 17, 1890 to Aug 17, 1945 Marcus Garvey Dec 1, 1903 Garvey traveled to Kingston, Jamaica. He became involved in union activities Dec 1, 1907 He took part in a printer's strike and he found his passion for political activism Dec 1, 1912 Marcus returned to Jamaica and discovered the UNIA Dec 3, 1918 Distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message Dec 1, 1919 Marcus and UNIA had launched Black Star Line Dec 1, 1920 UNIA claimed 4 million members Dec 3, 1922 Marcus Garvey and others were charged with mail fraud Jun 23, 1923 Garvey was sentenced to prison for 5 years Dec 3, 1927 Released from prison and deported to Jamaica Dec 3, 1940 Marcus Garvey died in London