Marcus Garvey Shot- This Day In Jamaican History

On October 14, 1919 Jamaica’s first National Hero, Marcus Garvey was shot in an assassination attempt by George Tyler (who committed suicide the next day) in Harlem.

Want to know more about Marcus Garvey and his mission with the Universal Negro Improvement Association, you can click here to hear Mr. Garvey himself explain it, from a recording he did in 1921.

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