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Birth of Marcus Garvey
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Marcus Garvey - Knight
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he traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities.
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He took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism
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Marcus Garvey 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.
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Garvey began publishing the widely distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message.
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Marcus Garvey and UNIA had launched the Black Star Line, a shipping company that would establish trade and commerce between Africans in America, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Canada and Africa
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Marcus Garvey and UNIA had launched the Black Star Line, a shipping company that would establish trade and commerce between Africans in America, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Canada and Africa.
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Garvey was convicted and sentenced to prison for five years
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He was released from prison and deported to Jamaica.
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Moved to London
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Died in London afternseveral strokes