Marcus Garvey Frequently Asked Q & A

Question: Who was Marcus Mosiah Garvey?

Answer: Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a Pan-Africanist, Entrepreneur, Black Nationalist, Political Activist, Founder of the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), Printer, Publisher.

Question: What is Garveyism?

Answer: Garveyism is a philosophy named its founder Marcus Garvey in the 1920’s, which advocates for Black Nationalism in regards to economic, political and racial policies on the principle that Africa should be for the Africans. 

Question: Where was Marcus Garvey born?

Answer: Marcus Garvey was born in St. Anns Bay, in rural Jamaica, a small Island in the Caribbean. 

Question: How did he die?

Answer: Marcus Garvey died of a stroke in London, England on June10, 1940 at age 52 years old. (Two months before his 53rd birthday).

Question: How many children did Marcus Garvey have?

Answer: Garvey had two sons; Marcus Mosiah Garvey 111, and Julius Winston Garvey with his second wife Amy Jaques Garvey

Question: Was he married?

Answer: Marcus Garvey was married twice. Coincidentally, both wives had Amy as their first name.

Question: Did Marcus Garvey ever live in Africa?

Answer: Although often referred to as the “Black Moses”, similarly, as in Moses and the Promised Land, Garvey died without ever setting foot in Africa.

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