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On August 17, Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. is born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, the son of Mahomet Garvey Sr. who was a mason, and Sarah Jane Richards, who was a domestic worker. -
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A public lecture by Garvey is given at St. Mark's Church Hall in New York City, his first in the United States. The performance ends disastrously with him falling off the stage. -
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In connection with the UNIA/ACL, the Universal Negro Improvement Association publishes a Constitution and a Book of Laws. -
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After paying $3,000 bail, Garvey is released from the Tombs prison in New York after being arraigned before the Court of General Sessions. -
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George Tyler attempts to assassinate Garvey. Garvey is shot and wounded. -
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An incorporation is carried out for the Negro Factories Corporation. -
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Madison Square Garden hosts the first International Negro Improvement Association Convention and a parade is held in Harlem. -
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Defending the UNIA, Garvey attacks his critics in The Negro World, calling them "race defamers," "traitors," "turncoats" and "sinners." -
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As a result of his arrest at 125th Street station in New York, Gary Garvey is sent to Atlanta Federal Penitentiary and imprisoned there. -
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After delivering a farewell address from the deck of the Saramacca, Garvey is deported from the U.S., never to return. -
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After delivering a farewell address from the deck of the Saramacca, Garvey is deported from the U.S., never to return. -
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The Universal Negro Improvement Association's temporary headquarters is established in London by Garvey. -
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Managing editor Garvey is listed as the last editor in the last issue of The Negro World. -
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The inaccurate news reports about Garvey's death lead to his death in London from a second cerebral hemorrhage or cardiac arrest. -
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The body of Garvey is returned to Jamaica. On the following day, he is proclaimed the first national hero of the country. In Kingston, Jamaica, he is buried in the Marcus Garvey Memorial, National Heroes' Park.