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Marcus Garvey was born on August 17

Marcus Garvey was born on August 17
  • PublishedAugust 17, 2020

Marcus Garvey was born on August 17, 1887.

August 17, 1887: Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism leader, Marcus Garvey was given birth to.

One of the twentieth century’s most prominent leaders in Black Nationalism and Pan-Africanism, Marcus was born on August 17, 1887 in Saint Ann’s Bay, Jamaica.   Garvey was the founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. Marcus died on June 10, 1940 in London at age 52.

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