Marcus Garvey: A Social Activist

Marcus Garvey was a social activist, who strived to make a difference for black futures. His philosophies supported the idea of how blacks should depend on themselves for the re-shaping of their futures. The white supremacist who placed unjustly laws, and everlasting struggles on blacks, would not contribute to blacks having an equal life. On a long conquest of protesting the awareness black identification, Garvey was faced with unwelcoming shortcomings as he protested his opposition of white supremacy throughout Ecuador, Nicaragua, Columbia and other Spanish colonies. Although, after 4 years of many failed attempts, self-educated Garvey returned to his Jamaica, to start an organization and advocate strengthening black communities that would lead to reshaping black futures and struggles. He was looked at as not a new spokesman for the working Negroes, he spoke about race conservation, anti-classism, group identity, African unity but a leader who could guide blacks to a better life. The Universal Negro Improvement & Conservation Association and African Communities was an organization that advocated for black political and economic independence and worked toward building up black identification. After arriving in London in 1912, Marcus Garvey 's initial goal was to have a mutual understanding and protection for blacks across the globe. During his mission, he studied philosophers such as George Washington, whose work became an influential part of Garvey 's perception of how blacks should uplift themselves and become their own heroes. His thought of blacks having the ability to control their own destinies; help formulates an organization that took actions on their cultural concerns in establishing unity. Harrison was a black activist, who opposed class exploitation and racial oppression amongst blacks. His message entailed that blacks should develop self-consciousness, self-respect and self-reliance to break the racial …show more content…
At just 17 years old, Harrison moved from the West Indies to New York after his mother 's death, after arriving Harrison experienced the racial barriers that prevented blacks from prospering in the United States. As time passed he focused on educating him by reading new books that kept him knowledgeable of politics, science, and literature, these subjects sparked in interest in learning about other colonies such as Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. Constantly reading, kept him knowledgeable of life outside his reality, becoming a firm believer of self-reliance. He believed that it was up to the black people to keep themselves conscious about the decisions that were being made for them by the …show more content…
The "Father of Harlem Radicalism", articles on Hubert Harrison, the message seemed to be more of a "practice what you preach". By the average African American staying aware of self, and making conscious decisions we have ability reshape your future just by using our minds in an effective way. By applying the correct strategies for self-was something that he actually modeled. Harrison was a black man who came from the West Indies with nothing; he made it his right to become knowledgeable of politics, economics, sociology literature, and drama by attending night school while working as a bellhop during the day. Harrison exemplified how you must sacrifice for the greater good of yourself. Depending on your abilities and making things happen for self, is a philosophy that I strongly believe in. We have the ability to control our future based off of how you live today, that shapes our economics and identification. The black community can no longer wait on white people to correct their mistakes and provide a better future for