Who was Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr.?
Q: Who was Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr.?
A: Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. was a Jamaican political activist leader who started the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, inspired Rastafarians and the Nation of Islam, and was a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist.
Q: Where was Garvey born?
A: Garvey was born in Jamaica.
Q: When did he leave Jamaica?
A: He left Jamaica in 1910.
Q: What is the Marcus Garvey Award?
A: The Marcus Garvey Award is given each year to a Jamaican by JAM.
Q: What movement did he participate in?
A: He participated in the Back-to-Africa movement.
Q: Why was he controversial?
A: He was controversial because he supported separating black and white people, supported the Ku Klux Klan, and thanked white people for Jim Crow laws.
Q: How did he die?
A: He had a stroke in January 1940 which caused many to believe he had died; however, after reading an early obituary of himself on June 10th 1940, aged 52, he passed away shortly afterwards in London.
