Jamaican-born political activist Marcus Garvey was an early leader in the Black Nationalist movement, which promoted Pan-Africanism, and he was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, whose views would come to be known as Garveyism. Garvey immigrated to Harlem in 1916 and established a UNIA branch to spread his ideology and recruit new members. Garvey's views emphasized the unity of the African diaspora and abolishing European colonial rule in Africa to return to rights to indigenous cultures while also promoting a return to Africa by formerly enslaved Black Americans to create a unified African continent with a one-party state.
Garvey's views were politically polarizing though he received praise for promoting pride among communities within the African Diaspora in the Caribbean and North America and was an early influence on what would become the Civil Rights Movement in the United States which began following the conclusion of World War II and would mark a significant shift in American culture, politics, and views on equality. Garvey believed in creating economic opportunities for Black Americans and started numerous businesses that employed members of local communities, including the Black Star shipping and passenger company. The service was utilized to transport members of the African Diaspora back to the continent, primarily to the country of Liberia, to establish new communities.
This iconic image of Garvey remains an enduring homage to his legacy and the influence of his views and ideas that continue to inspire activists across the African Diaspora.
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Garvey's views were politically polarizing though he received praise for promoting pride among communities within the African Diaspora in the Caribbean and North America and was an early influence on what would become the Civil Rights Movement in the United States which began following the conclusion of World War II and would mark a significant shift in American culture, politics, and views on equality. Garvey believed in creating economic opportunities for Black Americans and started numerous businesses that employed members of local communities, including the Black Star shipping and passenger company. The service was utilized to transport members of the African Diaspora back to the continent, primarily to the country of Liberia, to establish new communities.
This iconic image of Garvey remains an enduring homage to his legacy and the influence of his views and ideas that continue to inspire activists across the African Diaspora.