• Marcus Garvey
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    Black History Month Featuring Marcus Garvey

      -August 17, 1887- June 10, 1940 -An orator for the Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. -He advanced a Pan-African philosophy which inspired a global mass movement, known as Garveyism. Garveyism would eventually inspire others, from the Nation of Islam to the Rastafari movement. -In the United States he launched several businesses to promote a separate black nation. -After he was convicted of mail fraud and deported back to Jamaica, he continued his work for black repatriation to Africa. -In 1903, he traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities. -In 1907, he…