he traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities.
He took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism
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.
Garvey began publishing the widely distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message.
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
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.
Garvey was convicted and sentenced to prison for five years
He was released from prison and deported to Jamaica.