"Marcus Garvey - (Grigg)"

By Ashley Grigg

  • Birth of Marcus Garvey

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    Birth of Marcus Garvey to his Death

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

    and soon became involved in union activites

  • Took part in an unsuccesful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism.

  • Marcus Garvey returned to Jamaica to found the universal Negro improvment association.

  • He travled to the united states to rasie money for a similar venture in Jamaica

  • Began Publishing the widely distributed Newspaper

  • Garvey and the UNIA had launched the black star line

  • UNIA claimed 4 million and held it's first international convention

  • Garvey and three other UNIA officals were charged with mail fraud involving the black star line

  • He was convicted and sentenced to prison for five years

  • He was realsed frpm prison and deported to Jamaica

  • He moved to London

  • Deport 12 million African Americans to Liberia

  • Death of Marcus Garvey