Marcus Garvey: Most Influcial Mass Movement
Marcus Garvey was the architect and head of the biggest and most influcial mass movement of african descendants in black history. Although all of his objectives were not realized his movement stood and still stands as a beacon of hope to blacks fighting to destroy the mental chains of racial inferiority. He also created and propagated the well known phrase, “black is beautiful.”
“Garvey arrived in America at the dawn of the "New Negro" era. Black discontent, punctuated by East St. Louis's bloody race riots in 1917 and intensified by postwar disillusionment, peaked in 1919's Red Summer. Shortly after arriving, Garvey embarked upon a period of travel and lecturing. When he settled in New York City, he organized a chapter of the UNIA, which
“Garvey arrived in America at the dawn of the "New Negro" era. Black discontent, punctuated by East St. Louis's bloody race riots in 1917 and intensified by postwar disillusionment, peaked in 1919's Red Summer. Shortly after arriving, Garvey embarked upon a period of travel and lecturing. When he settled in New York City, he organized a chapter of the UNIA, which