Word: garveyism
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...January 15, 1922, his Association protested the arrest, asserting that Garvey had been betrayed by his lieutenants...
...September 10, 1922, three Negro mass meetings resolved that "Garvey must...
Disaster overtook the Line. Of the three ships operated two went aground and the third was seized to meet claims of $100,000. Garvey continued to solicit passage money to Africa after he had no ships. On January 12, 1922, he was arrested and later indicted, with three associates...
...Australia, met in Manhattan. A Declaration of Negro Rights and a Constitution of Negro Liberty were drawn up. A flag colored black, red and green was adopted; a World Leader and Supreme Deputy Potentate were elected; plans were made to build a " Black House " in Washington for Marcus Garvey, newly elected Provisional President of Africa. The following Universal Ethiopian Anthem was adopted...
Apparently, the second feature of the program, the triangular shipping line, was the real aim of Garvey. A first shipping venture had failed. He proceeded to use the Association to peddle 2,000,000 shares (for sale to Negroes only) of the Black Star Line, which was organized with $10,000,000 capital...