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Marcus Garvey One Way Ticket To Harlem
Marcus Garvey was viewed as a leader of the main organized mass movement in black history. Garvey was also known for being the forerunner of the modern Black is Beautiful revival that reached its peak in the 1960s and the 1970s. He was dubbed as “the Negro Moses” in the late 1920’s. Garvey continues to captivate writers and commenters as well as scholars. Even though Marcus Garvey is known for his activism, black nationalism, and Pan-Africanism, when being asked the question would you prefer a one-way ticket on Marcus Garvey’s black star line to Africa or a one-way ticket to Harlem in the 1920’s, I would prefer a one-way ticket to Harlem in the 1920’s.
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