October 2020 Black History Revisited: Marcus Garvey
“Liberate the minds of men and their body will follow”
-Marcus Garvey, August 1924
Known as the first Black Man to sellout Madison Square Garden in 1919, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was on a mission for Black Liberation. Garvey, a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator, started the Universal Negro Improvement Association (a black nationalist fraternal organization) in 1914. Believing always in the Brotherhood of Man and the Fatherhood of God, the UNIA-ACL was founded by persons, desire ng to the utmost, to work for the general uplift of the Negro peoples of the world. Through his use of the free press, Garvey spread the idea of a united Negro agenda across the world. He advocated for Pan-Africanism, encouraged the mass movement and economical support of Black people, and used his publication of The Negro World, To learn more about Garvey’s philosophy’s and impact, listen to the recorded speeches or watch the documentary to hear first had his speeches, articles, and essays.
Documentary on Marcus Garvey!
