Marcus Garvey Research Paper

“Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur and orator who was a proponent of the Pan-Africanism movement. Marcus Garvey was born nearly 130 years ago, on August 17, 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. He lived during a time when African Americans were treated very badly and disrespected throughout the world. He took a group of African American people who had no place in this world and united them together and gave them pride in their culture and traditions. He died on June 10, 1940 at the age of 52 in London, England, United Kingdom. At the age of 32 in 1919, Marcus Garvey married his first wife, Amy Ashwood Garvey. She was also a founder of the UNIA-ACL. She had saved Garvey’s in the Tyler assassination

Ann’s Bay. When he was fourteen in the 8th grade, he was called a nigger by a white classmate this was the time he learned about racism then he got a passion for political activism. He had to drop out of school and became self-educated for his high school years. He got a job to help support his family. He got a low paying job at a printing press shop (a machine for printing newspaper or pictures) with his godfather. He learned the printing press business and writing skills that helped him later in life. He also developed speaking skills to motivate people and help improve their daily lives in Jamaica. This is when he dedicated his life to establishing a program to teach all black people about their opportunities in this world. Mr. Garvey named his organization the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Communities League (ACL) He wanted to bring the black race together and show them how to have pride and love in themselves” (The Leadership of Marcus Garvey, 2002). “In Jamaica, Mr. Garvey started his movement but many of the people did not like him and refused to support him. But instead of giving up on his dream, he decided to try taking his message to the black people in United States where he found great support for voting rights. Many black people in United States were glad to hear what Mr. Garvey had to say about improving their lives for better work and independence during the Harlem Renaissance”