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A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.
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Birth: | 17th August, 1887 |
Death: | 10th June, 1940 |
Nationality: | Jamaican |
Profession: | Journalist, Publisher |
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League. He founded the Black Star Line, which promoted the return of the African diaspora to their ancestral lands.
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