2007-05-15 14:45:53 · 4 answers · asked by gemrecords 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
He believed in racial purity, suspected that W.E.B. Du Bois was prejudiced against him because he was a Caribbean with darker skin, and had a conference with Edward Young Clarke, the KKK imperial giant.
2007-05-15 14:56:33 · answer #1 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Garvey had a strong appeal to poor blacks in urban ghettos, but most black leaders in the U.S. criticized him as an imposter, particularly after he announced, in New York, the founding of the Empire of Africa, with himself as provisional president. In turn, Garvey denounced many black leaders, asserting that they sought only assimilation into white society. Garvey's leadership was cut short in 1923 when he was indicted and convicted of fraud in his handling of funds raised to establish a black steamship line. In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge pardoned Garvey but ordered him deported as an undesirable alien.
His influence reached multitudes on both sides of the Atlantic, and it proved to be a forerunner of black nationalism, which emerged in the U.S. after World War II.
2007-05-18 05:36:21 · answer #2 · answered by Retired 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There never was any controversy. The people who liked him, liked him. The people who did not like him, did not. What is controversial about that?
2014-02-28 00:41:56 · answer #3 · answered by Know the truth and pass it on! 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was utterly corrupt and ripped off his followers to enrich himself
2007-05-15 17:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋