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Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. was born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
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In 1903 Marcus traveled to Kingston, Jamaica and soon became involved in union activities.
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In 1907, he took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike, the expierence kindled in him a passion for political activism.
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In 1910, he traveled all throughout Central America working as a newspaper editor and writing about the exploitation of migrant workers in the plantation.
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After his expierence at BirkBeck college,(The University of London), he decided to move back to Jamaica in 1912. Upon his return he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA).
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In 1916, Marcus Garvey traveled to the United States to raise funds for a similer venture in Jamaica. He settled in New York, and created a UNIA chapter in Harlem.
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In 1918, Garvey began publishing the widely distrubuted newspaper "Negro World" to convey his message,
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By 1919 Garvey and the UNIA has launched The Black Star Line, establishing trade and commerce between African's and American's.
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In 1920, the UNIA claimed 4 million members and held its first international convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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In 1922, Garvey and three other UNIA officials were charged with mail fraud involving the Black Star Line.
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On June 23, 1923, Marcus Garvey was convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.
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IN 1927, he was released from prison and deported back to Jamaica.
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In 1935, Garvey moved from Jamaica to London, while still continuing his work with the UNIA, and political activism.
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June 10, 1940 Marcus Mosiah Garvey died, due to several strokes.
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In 1964, Garvey's remains were exhumed and taken to Jamaica, where the govenment proclaimed him the Jamaica's First National Hero and re-enterred him at a shrine at the National Heroes park.