Marcus Garvey Biography

Home > Icons > Marcus Garvey > Biography Part 2

stripe

Biography Part 2 - Travelling through Central America and Europe

Central America

Marcus Garvey's first port of call was Port Limon Cost Rica where he found employment as a time keeper on a banana plantation. By 1911, Garvey was reunited with the printing trade, obtaining the job of editor of "La Nacionale", a Costa Rican daily newspaper. Before the end of the year, Garvey had moved to Colon in Panama where he edited another local newspaper. Garvey's travels also took him to Nicaragua, Honduras, Venezuela and Ecuador. Whilst on his travels, Garvey witnessed the hardships that black people were suffering throughout the region. He returned to Jamaica in 1912 and appealed, unsuccessfully, to the government of Jamaica to intervene in Central America to improve the quality of life for black people. Later that year moved to England to find funding for his plans.

England

Garvey led an active life in London, attending Birbeck College and often speaking on black rights at Speaker's Corner in Hyde Park. He also worked for "The African Times and Oriental Review", a publication with was published by the Sudanese-Egyptian journalist, Duse Mohamed Ali. It was through this journal that his article "British West Indies in the Mirror of Civilization: History Making by Colonial Negroes" was published on 13 October 1913. Through working at this publication, Marcus Garvey was able to study the colonial history of Africa and met many other black people who had participated in the obtaining of independence of their countries from the British Empire. Garvey became aware of the global exploitation of black people and decided that uniting black people around the world was the best way to improve their standard of life.

Previous: Growing up in Jamaica
Next: Return to Jamaica and Establishment of the U.N.I.A.


© 2007 Jamaica Travel and Culture .com

stripe

Valid HTML 4.01 Transitional    Valid CSS!    email    Facebook Logo Share

Home  |  Destinations  |  Music  |  Jamaican Recipes  |  The Arts  |  Icons |  About Us |  Further Reading  |  Links  |  Search
Destinations
Kingston
Montego Bay
Negril
Ocho Rios
Port Antonio
More Destinations....
Music
Bob Marley
Sean Paul
Shaggy
Tessanne Chin
Beenie Man
More Artists....
Jamaican Recipes
Jerk Chicken
Ackee and Saltfish
Rice and Peas
Beef Patties
Curry Chicken
More....
The Arts
The Harder They Come
Dancehall Queen
Power Game
Small Island
More....
Icons
Ackee
Jamaican Flag
Marcus Garvey
About Us
Further Reading
Links
Search
Marcus Garvey Biography
Growing up in Jamaica
Travelling Through Central America and Europe
Return to Jamaica and Establishment of the U.N.I.A.
Life in the U.S.A.
Businesses Run by the U.N.I.A.
Assassination Attempt
The 1920 U.N.I.A. Conference
Trial and Imprisonment
Return to Jamaica and Establishment of the P.P.P.
Return to England
Marcus Garvey's Influence on Rastafarianism