10 interesting facts on the birthday of Marcus Garvey
August 17, 2026
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On the 139th anniversary of the birth of Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, Observer Online shares some interesting facts about the late Pan-Africanist.
Garvey was born in St Ann’s Bay, St Ann in 1887. His message of black empowerment is the driving force of the Pan African movement he started in 1920 while living in New York, where he was a pillar of the Harlem Renaissance.
His teachings inspired many freedom fighters across the globe including Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X, and recording artistes like Bob Marley and Burning Spear.
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