Today, August 17th is the birthday of black nationalist, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. He was born in Jamaica on this day in 1887.
In 1973, Mount Morris Park was renamed Marcus Garvey Park. More on Garvey later.
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Happy Birthday, Mr Garvey. We’re both lions.
Roar!
Love lions, we get along.
Happy Birthday to all who celebrate freedom and grace…
Hope you are doing well. Your series on Harlem have been wonderful… Keep them up.
How interesting that there is park named after a Jamaican nationalist in NY. Now you piqued my interest to know more about him. I’ll be waiting for that post.
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Hmmm, I’ll have to get one!
Thanks for letting me know.
Glad your interest is piqued. I’m writing it and will post next week.
Thanks, Elizabeth. Doing much better this week.
Still have more to write about Harlem
Absolutely. I’m hoping to write a longer post about Marcus Garvey. I’m fascinated by his vision and what he was able to accomplish.
I’m not sure if it’s been done again since.