Marcus+Garvey



He was born in 1887 in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica on august 17th. In 1919 he marries Amy Ashwood. In 1930 he has his fist son named Marcus, in 1933 he had his second son named Julius. In 1923 he was convicted of mail fraud. He went to prison for four years at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. In 1922 he divorced and marries Amy Jacques. He stared the first U.N.I.A. international convention in 1920. In 1914 he founds the Universal Negro Improvement Council. In 1917 he forms the New York branch U.N.I.A. IN 1918 he begins publishing his book called the “Negro World’’. In 1919he founds the Black Star Line. In 1938 he founds the school of African Philosophy.

The purpose for the U.N.I.A. was to get the African American race better jobs and working conditions. This way the black population could stand out and start new businesses. He also started the “people’s political party of Jamaica.’’ After he helped out in New York he went back to Jamaica to help out with economical problems. His book the “Negro World ‘’ helped a lot of readers also. Next he created a trading post called the black star line. This helped African Americans get jobs and to get them better stuff. Marcus Garvey still wasn’t done, later he founded a school called the school of African philosophy. He made this school so African Americans could get their education. A terrible thing happened to Marcus Garvey. In the year of 1923 he was convicted of mail fraud. He was sent to Atlanta federal penitentiary for five years.

Marcus Garvey was a guy who was involved in helping to make the world a better place. He tied helping the middle- class to get a better lifestyle. He also tried to stop racism in New York. This started an effect to get other African Americans to change the world. His enterprise the black star line was staring to boom in progress. Sadly, though Marcus Garvey died in 1940 from complications of a stroke.



Work Cited 1.Book Marcus Garvey by: Anne,Schraff publisher-Enslow publishers,inc. publilshed in berelky heights,NJ IN 2004 2. Enclopedia title of article Marcus Garvey titile of encylopedia -Disocvery Education published in 2011 3.Database is Gale Biographyin context publisher is Gale, it came form Discus 4.Dicus title, of article Marcus Garvey, publisher, Britannica online 5.Pictures form steramline and dicovery eduaction www. dicoveryeducaion.com/

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Marcus Garvey Jr. was born in St. Anne's Bay in Jamaica at August,1887. In 1919 he meets a woman who soon becomes his wife, Amy Ashwood. After a while Amy and Marcus have a son named Marus after Marcus Garvey Jr.. Later, Marcus decided to divorce his wife Amy. Sometime in 1939, he was arrested for mail fruad and Goes to the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. He later marries another Amy, this time one named Amy Jacques. He started the first U.N.I.A (Universal Negro Improvement Association) internatonal convention convention in 1920 and charted the Black Star Shipping Line (B.S.L) in 1919. In 1938, he starts the School of African Philosophy to help blacks earn a better name.

Since marcus Garvey Jr. was born in Jamaica, he started the people's political party of Jamaica. After his time in the U.S., he returns to his homeland to help out with the economical and racism problems there. His bestselling novel, //The Negro World// helped a lot of African Americans have some actual self-confidence and pride about themselves and their color. The School of African Philosophy also helped African Americans get an education while not getting looked at differently because of their skin color.

All in all, Marcus Garvey Jr. was a great man devoted to helping black people earn a name. He helped a race looked on as a minority become a majority. Unfortunately, Marcus Garvey Jr. died in 1940 in London, England of complications of a stroke.
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Works Cited:

1.Discovery education www. discoveryeducation.com 2. Book Marcus Garvey by: Anne,Schraff publisher-Enslow publishers,inc. publilshed in Brelky Heights, NJ, 2004 3.Database is Gale Biographyin context publisher: Gale, Discus 4.Dicus title, of article Marcus Garvey, publisher, Britannica online 5 dicovery eduaction www. dicoveryeducation.com