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Nation of Islam — Part 1
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*Born in North Carolina in 1886; died 1929
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Garvey's decline, though brought about by the activities.
of competitors, actually began with his arrest for selling stock
in violation of state laws. After serving two years of his sentence,
Garvey was deported to Jamaica. 22
Although Garvey died in London in 1940, his ideas did not
die with him. Under the direction of a president general, William L.
Sherill, in Detroit, Michigan, the Universal Negro Improvement
Association is presently active and, together with the African
Communities League, sponsors a publication, entitled "Garvey's
Voice,"" which keeps alive the preachings of Marcus Garvey -- "One
God--One Aim--One Destiny.“
The Moorish Science Temple of America -
During Garvey's imprisonment, there appeared on Chicago's
street corners and vacant lots a Negro wearing a flaming red fez.
This was Timothy Drew* who called himself Noble Drew Ali, and
who brought to the Negro the information that he was not a Negro
but a Moor. Act six of his Divine Constitution and By-Laws
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