REAL NATION BUILDING PROGRAM! Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero
Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero of Jamaica, was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, Pan-Africanist, and orator. Marcus Garvey was founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).
Prior to the twentieth century, leaders such as Prince Hall, Martin Delany, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Henry Highland Garnet advocated the involvement of the African diaspora in African affairs. Garvey was unique in advancing a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement focusing on Africa known as Garveyism. Promoted by the UNIA as a movement of African Redemption, Garveyism would eventually inspire others, ranging from the Nation of Islam, to the Rastafari movement (which proclaims Garvey as a prophet). The intention of the movement was for those of African ancestry to "redeem" Africa and for the European colonial powers to leave it. The idea that African Americans should return to Africa was known as the Colonist Movement. His essential ideas about Africa were stated in an editorial in the Negro World entitled “African Fundamentalism” where he wrote: "Our union must know no clime, boundary, or nationality… let us hold together under all climes and in every country…"
Prior to the twentieth century, leaders such as Prince Hall, Martin Delany, Edward Wilmot Blyden, and Henry Highland Garnet advocated the involvement of the African diaspora in African affairs. Garvey was unique in advancing a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement focusing on Africa known as Garveyism. Promoted by the UNIA as a movement of African Redemption, Garveyism would eventually inspire others, ranging from the Nation of Islam, to the Rastafari movement (which proclaims Garvey as a prophet). The intention of the movement was for those of African ancestry to "redeem" Africa and for the European colonial powers to leave it. The idea that African Americans should return to Africa was known as the Colonist Movement. His essential ideas about Africa were stated in an editorial in the Negro World entitled “African Fundamentalism” where he wrote: "Our union must know no clime, boundary, or nationality… let us hold together under all climes and in every country…"
COMMENTS FROM BLACK HISTORY ,COM
Two quick points:
1. Garvey led the most successful modern movement of Black people ever. He got millions of Blk ppl to join the UNIA. In modern terms, that might equal tens of millions.
2. Much is said about the "Back to Africa" movement and whether it was a failure. It should be noted that Garvey paid in cash for land in Liberia to repatriate thousands of African Americans. Under pressure from the U.S. Gov't Liberia's president (Tubman) gave that money back to Garvey and LEASED 1,000,000 acres of land promised to the UNIA settlement land to Firestone Tire Company for $1 an ACRE, with a term of 100 years. Firestone, was barely a real company, and was formed for the express purpose of ruining Marcus Garvey, who has already escaped political attacks several times. This new company exploiting the local rubber plant and built a tire company. Of course there is speculation that the Garvey might have built an economic empire creating rubber products (he had enough capital to build a company as large as any white man at the time) and this is why the gov't helped white businessmen form Firestone.