One Day When I was Lost: A Scenario | Historical Context
Universal Negro Improvement Association
In 1918, in Liberty Hall in the Harlem district of New York City, Marcus Garvey created the U.S. headquarters of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Garvey, born in Jamaica and a world traveler before situating himself and his organization in the States, believed that as long as black people remained in a minority they would never gain freedom. He preached the merits of black people coming together to create their own nation. To promote his beliefs, he established the Negro World, a newspaper that attracted the...
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