Marcus Garvey Quotes


Glorious shall be the battle when the time comes to fight for our people and our race.


Citations

Garvey, Marcus. Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey. Edited by Amy Jacques Garvey, vol. 1, Universal Publishing House, 1923.

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Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
  • Born: August 17, 1887
  • Died: June 10, 1940
  • Nationality: Jamaican
  • Profession: Publisher, Journalist

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. ONH was a Jamaican political activist, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator. He was the founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL, commonly known as UNIA), through which he declared himself Provisional President of Africa. Ideologically a black nationalist and Pan-Africanist, his ideas came to be known as Garveyism.