Marcus Garvey should be posthumously pardoned for his wrongful conviction for use of the mails in furtherance of a scheme to defraud. During a time when Blacks were seen as second class citizens, Garvey led a mass movement to elevate the Black community through economic empowerment and independence. He was convicted after being targeted by J. Edgar Hoover and deprived of a fair trial. Go to: read more [5]
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[1] https://www.pambazuka.org/author/mc
[2] https://www.pambazuka.org/tags/marcus-garvey
[3] https://www.pambazuka.org/tags/pan-africanism
[4] https://www.pambazuka.org/article-issue/791
[5] https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/grant-marcus-mosiah-garvey-posthumous-presidential<span>...<a href=
[6] https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/grant-marcus-mosiah-garvey-posthumous-presidential-pardon-his-wrongful-1923-conviction
[7] https://www.pambazuka.org/taxonomy/term/3291