Marcus Garvey, Explanation of the Objects of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (1921) Inspired by the writings of Booker T. Washington, Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey became the most prominent Black Nationalist in the United States. He championed the back-to-Africa movement, advocated for Black-owned businesses—he founded the Black Star Line, a transnational shipping company—and founded the Universal … Continue reading Marcus Garvey, Explanation of the Objects of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (1921)