Marcus Garvey shea timeline.

Period: Aug 17, 1887 to Jun 10, 1940

born to death
Dec 1, 1903

he traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities
Dec 1, 1907

he took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism
Dec 1, 1912

Marcus Garvey returned to Jamaica in 1912 and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) with the goal of uniting all of African diaspora to "establish a country and absolute government of their own."
Dec 1, 1916

Garvey traveled to the United States in 1916 to raise funds for a similar venture in Jamaica. He settled in New York City and formed a UNIA chapter in Harlem to promote a separatist philosophy of social, political, and economic freedom for blacks
Dec 1, 1918

Garvey began publishing the widely distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message.
Dec 1, 1919

By 1919, Marcus Garvey and UNIA had launched the Black Star Line, a shipping company that would establish trade and commerce between Africans in America, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Canada and Africa
Dec 1, 1920

n August 1920, UNIA claimed 4 million members and held its first International Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Before a crowd of 25,000 people from all over world, Marcus Garvey spoke of having pride in African history and culture.
Jun 23, 1923

On June 23, 1923, Garvey was convicted and sentenced to prison for five years. Claiming to be a victim of a politically motivated miscarriage of justice, Garvey appealed his conviction, but was denied.
Dec 1, 1923

In 1922, Marcus Garvey and three other UNIA officials were charged with mail fraud involving the Black Star Line.
Dec 1, 1927

Garvey appealed his conviction, but was denied. In 1927 he was released from prison and deported to Jamaica.
Dec 1, 1935

arvey continued his political activism and the work of UNIA in Jamaica, and then moved to London in 1935.
Dec 1, 1939

Liberia Act of 1939 would deport 12 million African-Americans to Liberia at federal expense to relieve unemployment. The act failed in Congress, and Garvey lost even more support among the black population.
Dec 1, 1940

Marcus Garvey died in London in 1940 after several strokes. Due to travel restrictions during World War II, his body was interred in London.
Dec 1, 1964

In 1964, his remains were exhumed and taken to Jamaica, where the government proclaimed him Jamaica's first national hero and re-interred him at a shrine in the National Heroes Park.

born to death

he traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities

he took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism

Marcus Garvey returned to Jamaica in 1912 and founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) with the goal of uniting all of African diaspora to "establish a country and absolute government of their own."

Garvey traveled to the United States in 1916 to raise funds for a similar venture in Jamaica. He settled in New York City and formed a UNIA chapter in Harlem to promote a separatist philosophy of social, political, and economic freedom for blacks

Garvey began publishing the widely distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message.

By 1919, Marcus Garvey and UNIA had launched the Black Star Line, a shipping company that would establish trade and commerce between Africans in America, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Canada and Africa

n August 1920, UNIA claimed 4 million members and held its first International Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Before a crowd of 25,000 people from all over world, Marcus Garvey spoke of having pride in African history and culture.

On June 23, 1923, Garvey was convicted and sentenced to prison for five years. Claiming to be a victim of a politically motivated miscarriage of justice, Garvey appealed his conviction, but was denied.

In 1922, Marcus Garvey and three other UNIA officials were charged with mail fraud involving the Black Star Line.

Garvey appealed his conviction, but was denied. In 1927 he was released from prison and deported to Jamaica.

arvey continued his political activism and the work of UNIA in Jamaica, and then moved to London in 1935.

Liberia Act of 1939 would deport 12 million African-Americans to Liberia at federal expense to relieve unemployment. The act failed in Congress, and Garvey lost even more support among the black population.

Marcus Garvey died in London in 1940 after several strokes. Due to travel restrictions during World War II, his body was interred in London.

In 1964, his remains were exhumed and taken to Jamaica, where the government proclaimed him Jamaica's first national hero and re-interred him at a shrine in the National Heroes Park.