In his hope of advancing his people from being "second class citizens," Marcus Garvey provided the best chance for black people to become unified on a global scale. With this vision in mind, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Not only did the UNIA represent the largest mass movement in African American history, but with Garvey's vision, it also helped to inspire peoples of African descent around the globe to embrace a sense of pride in their shared African heritage. .
Garvey sought to create a movement that would result in an "Africa for Africans"." However, these endeavors made by Garvey ultimately led to the denouement of his short lived reign. He was considered a threat and named a "notorious Negro agitator " by the future first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover, who was the prime conspirator in bringing Garvey down. If it had not been for the lack in support from a few other notable African Americans of the time, there is no telling what Garvey could have done or who his dreams would have inspired.
On August 17, 1887 in the small town of St. Anne's Bay, Jamaica, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was born into the world. When Garvey was around the age of twelve, he took a job as a printer's apprentice. This apprenticeship not only established a base for his future involvements with newspapers, but it also taught him the means of delivering messages to masses of people. During his apprenticeship, Garvey became interested in the world of politics. His coming of age also opened his eyes to racial struggles that surrounded black people in his community. At age 14 he was called a nigger for the by one of his white friends. .
Soon after the parents of his white friend told him that they could not be friends any longer. "This was his first taste of racism; Garvey's eyes were opened to all of the racism surrounding him. After that, he was no longer close to any white people and racism and inequality became prevalent forces in Garvey's life.
