As a child, Taylor Swift thought that if she could just “write songs, get a record deal, put out an album” she would be happy and would not need anything else. Today, Taylor Swift is a successful country and pop singer, obtaining over fifty awards through her popular song writing. She is the perfect example of someone following their dreams at a young age, just like Marcus Garvey who followed his dreams as a child to abolish the discrimination of blacks. According to Cronon, Marcus Garvey influenced the life of people “during the [Harlem Renaissance] as have few men in a whole lifetime” through his “longings and aspirations of the black masses and as an illustration of deep-seated Negro discontent with injustice of American life” (Cronon
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Marcus Garvey’s impeccable leadership skills, especially shown through his creation of the Universal Negro Improvement Association or the U.N.I.A, have inspired thousands to follow in his footsteps. With great support of others, Marcus Garvey issued the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914, which was “an international organization to help his people economically, promulgating self-esteem together with historical pride and also, fighting against racial discrimination” (“Marcus Garvey” n.pag). Under the leadership of Marcus Garvey, “the U.N.I.A became the largest mass movement among African people that has not been duplicated since, with 996 branches in 43 countries and 6 million members” all fighting for their own civil rights (“Marcus Garvey” n.pag). Growing up working in the printing industry, Marcus was surrounded by different writers and newspapers continually being established, which influenced him to write his own newspapers, further inspiring others. Although Marcus created many different civil rights activism newspapers, The Negro World became the most world renowned paper which “proved to be one of the most effective instruments of the promulgation of Garvey’s programs” (Cronon 45). As its’ popularity began to grow, The Negro World enticed some of the most eloquent writers of the Harlem Renaissance, including Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, and Dr. Carter Woodson, all of whom wanted to follow in the footsteps of Garvey. In addition to The Negro World newspaper, Garvey established one of the most influential steamship lines amongst the blacks’ economy, called The Black Star Line. In the eyes of Garvey, the Black Star Line steamships would “transport manufactured goods, raw materials, and produce among black businesses in North America, Caribbean, and Africa, and become the
Marcus Garvey’s impeccable leadership skills, especially shown through his creation of the Universal Negro Improvement Association or the U.N.I.A, have inspired thousands to follow in his footsteps. With great support of others, Marcus Garvey issued the Universal Negro Improvement Association in 1914, which was “an international organization to help his people economically, promulgating self-esteem together with historical pride and also, fighting against racial discrimination” (“Marcus Garvey” n.pag). Under the leadership of Marcus Garvey, “the U.N.I.A became the largest mass movement among African people that has not been duplicated since, with 996 branches in 43 countries and 6 million members” all fighting for their own civil rights (“Marcus Garvey” n.pag). Growing up working in the printing industry, Marcus was surrounded by different writers and newspapers continually being established, which influenced him to write his own newspapers, further inspiring others. Although Marcus created many different civil rights activism newspapers, The Negro World became the most world renowned paper which “proved to be one of the most effective instruments of the promulgation of Garvey’s programs” (Cronon 45). As its’ popularity began to grow, The Negro World enticed some of the most eloquent writers of the Harlem Renaissance, including Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, and Dr. Carter Woodson, all of whom wanted to follow in the footsteps of Garvey. In addition to The Negro World newspaper, Garvey established one of the most influential steamship lines amongst the blacks’ economy, called The Black Star Line. In the eyes of Garvey, the Black Star Line steamships would “transport manufactured goods, raw materials, and produce among black businesses in North America, Caribbean, and Africa, and become the