Marcus Garverys Contributions

Marcus Garveys Contributions Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. , born August 17th 1887, also known as the moody Moses is one of those leaders most plurality be unaware of. It is a shame because he was a great man and through his actions, his beliefs, and the man he was he made many contributions to the Harlem Renaissance. Jamaican and US black nationalist leader. In 1914 Marcus Garvey along with Amy Ashwood founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). After moving to the United States in 1916, he established branches of the UNIA in New Yorks Harlem and many other ghettos alone over the country.After moving to New York, he found work as a printer by day. influenced. At night he would speak on street corners, much like he did in Londons Hyde Park. It was then that Garvey perceived a leadership vacuum among people of African ancestry. On 9 May 1916, he held his first public lecture inNew York CityatSt Marks Church in-the-Boweryand undertook a 38-state utter tour. In May 1917, Garvey and thirteen others formed the first UNIA division outside Jamaica and began advancing ideas to promote social, political, andeconomic freedomfor blacks.On 2 July, theEast St. Louis riotsbroke out. On 8 July, Garvey delivered an address, titled The Conspiracy of the East St. Louis Riots, atLafayette HallinHarlem. During the speech, he declared the riot was one of the bloodiest outrages against mankind. By October, rancor deep down the UNIA had begun to set in. A split occurred in the Harlem division, with Garvey enlisted to become its leader although he technically held the same position in Jamaica.Garvey next set about the task of developing a program to improve the conditions of those of African ancestry at home and abroad under UNIA auspices. On 17 August 1918, publication of the widely distributedNegro Worldnewspaper began. Garvey worked as an editor without pay until November 1920. By June 1919 the membership of the organization had grown to over two million. On 27 J une 1919, theBlack Star LineofDelawarewas incorporated by the members of the UNIA, with Garvey as President. By September, it obtained its first ship.Much fanfare surrounded the inspection of the S. S. Yarmouthand its rechristening as the S. S. Frederick Douglasson 14 September 1919. such a rapid accomplishment garnered attention from many. Garvey was black and he was proud of it. In 1920 he convened an international convention to unify blacks and encourage trade surrounded by Africa and the US. On September 10th, 1919 the British colonial secretary authorized the West Indian governments to introduce legislation to suppress The Negro World and other publications considered seditious.Perhaps Garveys greatest contribution to the uplifting of our people was his ability to find a formula for organizing around the African principle the greatest good for the greatest number. This was reflected in the first International Convention of Negro Peoples of the World in Madison Square Garden, in New York in 1920. Over 25,000 Black people from all over the world witnessed the choosing of red, black, and green as the colors of the Provisional Government. However all of Garveys influence and power was shattered by accusations of mail fraud. Shortly thereafter Garvey was shot and killed