March 23
On March 23, 1916, Marcus Garvey arrived in the U.S.
His intention was to attend a lecture tour and meet with influential leader Booker T. Washington. Unfortunately, Washington died before he arrived. While in the U.S., Garvey founded a chapter of the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Harlem, NY (1917).
Sources
Immigrationprof blog: Immigrant of the day: Marcus Garvey. Law Professor Blogs Network. (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2007/07/immigrant-of–2.html
Marcus Garvey: Quotes, Books & Death – History – History. (n.d.). Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/marcus-garvey
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