Curated OER
History Matters: Declaration of the Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World
Find a listing of the principles of the Universal Negro Improvement Association which laid out the rights of the "Negro Peoples of the World."
Curated OER
History Matters: Robert Bagnall on "The Madness of Marcus Garvey"
Marcus Garvey, African American entrepreneur and advocate of the Back to Africa movement, had his critics in those who did not agree with his separatist ideas. Read this article by NCAAP leader, Robert Bagnall, who spelled out his...
Library of Congress
Loc: Naacp: The New Negro Movement
Look through the items in this Library of Congress exhibition, NAACP: A Century in the Fight for Freedom. This part of the exhibition deals with events the NAACP was involved with in the early 20th century just before the Great...
University of California
African Studies Center: The Marcus Garvey & Unia Papers Project
Discusses Marcus Garvey, Garveyism, and the founding of the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Details how one man made such a huge difference to an entire race.
Stanford University
Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Marcus Garvey
[Free Registration/Login Required] Upon review of primary resources provided in this lesson, learners will determine what made Marcus Garvey, leader of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, such a controversial public figure.
National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: Religion in u.s. History: Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement
The National Humanities Center details how Marcus Garvey implemented the largest mass movement in African-American history when he founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association. Very interesting and informative with pictures and...
Columbia University
Maap: Marcus Garvey
A brief description of the ideas of Marcus Garvey along with links to videos of historians speaking about his legacy and documents pertaining to his Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Digital History
Digital History:the Great Migration
The Great Migration for African Americans began during World War I as blacks left the segregated south to find jobs in the north. Read about how segregation followed them into their northern neighborhoods. See also how the Harlem...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: About Marcus Garvey and the Black Star Line
This page contains a mix of different information about Marcus Garvey and a photograph exhibit relating to his steamship company, the Black Star Line.
Black Past
Black Past: Garvey, Marcus
In this encyclopedia entry you can read about Marcus Garvey, newspaper entrepreneur and advocate of black pride and separatism.
Other
Who2 Biographies: Marcus Garvey
This resource provides a brief summary of Marcus Garvey, African-American businessman and leader.