The road to Garvey’s presidential pardon is a story of tireless activism by human rights leaders, Garvey’s descendants and ...

The president’s pardon of Garvey, a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, is another reflection of his presidency’s ties to the Black community.

Jamaica's first national hero, Marcus Garvey, has today received ... He died in 1940. There is a statue of Garvey in San Fernando. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. said of Garvey: “He was the ...

He added: “I grew up hearing about Marcus Garvey. He used to visit my great grandfather Elias Issa regularly at his office downtown, and he would help him financially with his work. Personally ...