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Born in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica
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Founded the Universal Negro Improvement Assapciation
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Garvey began publishing a newspaper called "Negro World" to voice his message about his separatist philosophy
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Garvey and the UNIA launched the Black Star Line
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The UNIA had 4 million members and held their own International Convention in Madison Square Garden
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Garvey and three other UNIA officials were charged with mail fraud
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Sentenced to prison for 5 years
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Garvey was released from prison and deported back to Jamaica
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MArcus Garvey died in London due to many strokes
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Garvey's remains were taken back to Jamaica and he was proclaimed as Jamaica's first national hero and re-interred him at a shrine in Nartional Heroes Park