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By Jessica McElrath, About.com Guide to African-American History since 2000

Marcus Garvey

Tuesday January 15, 2008
Courtesy of the Library of Congress Jamaican born nationalist leader Marcus Garvey quickly rose in popularity during the World War I era. As quick as his rise in prominence, however, without the support of his ideology from other black leaders, his popularity was brief.

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