Marcus Garvey - Westbrook By LexiBear99 Period: Aug 10, 1887 to Jun 10, 1964 Marcus Garvey timeline The Biography and time line of marcus Garvey. He was a Important roll to prohibition! Aug 17, 1887 Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. was bon Jan 1, 1903 Marcus Traveled to Kingston Jamaca and became involved in union activities Dec 1, 1907 He took part in an Unseccessful printers strike Dec 1, 1912 Marcus Founded the Universal Negro Improvment associastion Nov 5, 1916 Raised Funds sfor a similar venture in Jamaca Dec 1, 1918 Garvey begun publishing the wildely distributed nuwspaper "Negro world" Dec 1, 1919 UNIA and Garvey had Launched the Star Black Line Aug 1, 1920 UNIA claimed 4 Mill. members and held its first international convention @ MSG Dec 1, 1922 Garvey and 3 pther UNIA member were charged with fraud Jun 23, 1923 Garvey was convicted and sentenced to 5 years Dec 1, 1927 Garvey was realesaed from prison Sep 4, 1935 He continued his political activism & the work of UNIA in Jamaca Nov 5, 1939 The Greater Libera act was put into effect Oct 5, 1940 Marcus Garvey Died of multiple strokes Dec 1, 1964 Garveys remains were exausted and shipped back to Jamaca