Marcus Garvey : 15 things Marcus Garvey did for people in his lifetime without the help of a government...

Brief history

Marcus Garvey was black nationalist and a leader of pan Africanist movement early 20th century, which sought to unite Africans in the motherland and diaspora. 

Marcus Garvey message “Africa for Africans" was revolutionary and powerful. It inspired masses from the motherland and diaspora. In middle of the 20th century, prominent leaders such as Kwame Nkrumah and Malcolm X picked up where Marcus Garvey left off and made astonishing contributions in black history.

Marcus Garvey being an action-oriented leader, he made many contributions in people's life apart from his obstacles. 

Here is the list of the things Marcus Garvey did for people:

1. Marcus Garvey built factories, where he made black dolls for black kids to play with.

2. He built a hotel.

3. He built a chain of grocery stores.

4. His organization had their own trucking company.

5. He built schools.

6. He built restaurants.

7. His organization had their own printing press.

8. He started 3 newspapers.

9. His main newspaper was called the Negro World, and that newspaper was published in Spanish and French.

10. His organization bought 5 ships and they started practicing international trade and commerce.

11. Marcus Garvey’s organization owned office buildings.

12. They also bought an auditorium in New York, and that’s where he mainly spoke and this place was called Liberty

Hall.

13. By 1922 Marcus Garvey organization had 6 million members.

14. They had branches in 40 countries.

15. Marcus Garvey also started his own political party, and he named it The Peoples Political Party.

Marcus Garvey did all of that without help from the Government, and he did it with an 8th grade education.

Although with his great deeds, in his days some prominent individuals opposed Marcus Garvey’s ideologies such as W.E.B Du Bois. In 1923 Marcus Garvey was convicted and sentenced for 5 years in jail. Marcus Garvey was released from prison in 1927 and deported to Jamaican his birthplace. His struggle will live on for generations to come...

By African Thoughts