August 17: The Honorable Marcus Garvey Was Born Today in 1887

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August 17: The Honorable Marcus Garvey Was Born Today in 1887

Photo credits: Charles River Editors Marcus Garvey, an impassioned leader of the Black Nationalist and Pan-African movements, was born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, on Aug. 17, 1887. His career in political activism started when he was just 14, when he left Jamaica to travel to South Africa as a journalist and newspaper editor. It […]

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