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HAPPY EARTHDAY MARCUS GARVEY

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HAPPY EARTHDAY MARCUS GARVEY
Today, Wednesday, August 17, 2011 is the 124th anniversary of Marcus Garvey birth in St. Ann, Jamaica

“Garvey was unique in advancing a Pan-African philosophy to inspire a global mass movement and economic empowerment focusing on Africa known as Garveyism. Promoted by the UNIA as a movement of African Redemption, Garveyism would eventually inspire others, ranging from the Nation of Islam to the Rastafari movement (which proclaims Garvey as a prophet).” read more