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Marcus Garvey

Marcus Garvey
During the 1920s many African Americans became interested in black nationalism, and some became supporters of Marcus Garvey, who was a proponent of racial pride. He organized the United Negro Improvement Association as a foundation to allow black Americans to move back to Africa.
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Harlem Renaissance; United States (History); Malcolm X; African American History
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