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Travel
He traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities. -
Travel
He traveled to Kingston, Jamaica, and soon became involved in union activities. -
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Strike
He took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism. -
Strike
He took part in an unsuccessful printer's strike and the experience kindled in him a passion for political activism. -
C.A.
He traveled throughout Central America working as an newspaper editor and writing about the exploitation of migrant workers in the plantations -
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C.A.
He traveled throughout Central America working as an newspaper editor and writing about the exploitation of migrant workers in the plantations -
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UNIA
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." -
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Raising Funds
After corresponding with Booker T. Washington, the American educator who founded Tuskegee Institute, Garvey traveled to the United States in 1916 to raise funds for a similar venture in Jamaica. -
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Negro's
In 1918, Garvey began publishing the widely distributed newspaper Negro World to convey his message. -
Star Line
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. -
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Star Line
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.