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Also Known As Marcus Moziah Garvey • Black Moses
Born August 17, 1887 • Saint Ann’s Bay • Jamaica
Died June 10, 1940 (aged 52) • London • England
Founder Universal Negro Improvement Association
Role In black nationalism

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