Marcus Garvey

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nvention in Madison Square Garden in New York. The delegates were in conference for a month-long meeting. During the meeting, they discussed, poor schooling, lack of representation, mob violence, and lands that have been taken away in Africa. The delegates drew up laws and designed a flag. The flag was red, black, and green. They also made up an anthem entitled “the Universal Negro Ethiopian”.
Garvey preached black pride. According to Garvey, blacks should be proud of their culture and color. He also preached separatism. (Haskins 31) This meant that he wanted the blacks to be independent, self-ruled, and to have self-government. Garvey’s message was, “up your mighty race, you can accomplish what you will.” (Kasnet.org 7) This message was to encourage blacks to go into business for themselves. UNIA set up the Negro Factories Corporation to help the growth and development of self-reliance and black economy. The Negro Factories Corporation owned laundries, groceries, publishers, and facto...