| Full Name |
Marcus Mosiah Garvey Sr. |
| Date of Birth |
17 August 1887 |
| Place of Birth |
Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica |
| Date of Death |
10 June 1940 |
| Place of Death |
London, England |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British, Jamaica, United States |
| Education |
Limited formal education; self-taught |
| Profession |
Printer, publisher, journalist, organizer, activist |
| Years of Activity |
Circa 1907 - 1940 |
| Brief Information |
Marcus Garvey was a Jamaican political activist and orator who championed a Back-to-Africa movement. He founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL), which advocated for racial pride and economic self-sufficiency for people of African descent. Garvey's ideas significantly influenced Pan-Africanism and Black nationalism. |