The Influence of Marcus Garvey on Black Leaders

🌍 Marcus Garvey wanted to create a vibrant black nation in Africa through economic independence.

✊🏿 Garvey's pronouncements inspired black nationalism and black pride, influencing leaders like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King.

🗣️ Garvey's concern was for the uplift of African people who were marginalized and oppressed.

🌍 Marcus Garvey formed the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) to promote black self-determination and repatriation to Africa.

💪 Garvey was inspired by Booker T Washington and emphasized self-pride and race consciousness among black people.

🗣️ Garvey was an outspoken leader who aimed to unite Africa under his leadership.

💡 Marcus Garvey launched the Negroes Factories Association and the Black Star Line in an effort to achieve economic independence for African-Americans.

📧 Through soliciting funds from investors, Garvey faced allegations of mail fraud which led to his conviction and imprisonment.

🌍 After serving five years in prison, Garvey was deported and eventually moved to London. He later supported a controversial act related to Liberia.

👨‍💼 Marcus Garvey attempted to help Africans in America go to Africa.

💀📅 Garvey died in London on June 10th, 1940 and was reinterred in Jamaica in 1964.

🌍 Garvey is recognized as a significant figure in the black radical tradition and black nationalism.