Justice4Garvey

<p>In the early 20th  century, the Pan-Africanist <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7EvBgb_RoI" target="_blank">Marcus Garvey</a> led the largest movement Black people in the world. Through his organization, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association_and_African_Communities_League" target="_blank">Universal Negro Improvement Association</a>, Garvey preached about the great history of Black culture and called on Black people around the world to unite to create an “Africa for Africans.”</p><p>But like so many Black leaders, Garvey's fame and power during his lifetime <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/video/will-president-obama-pardon-civil-rights-icon-marcus-garvey-853133379915" target="_blank">attracted enemies</a> in the white establishment, including J. Edgar Hoover, who was a young agent at the precursor to the FBI. Hoover felt threatened by Garvey, and by 1923, under murky circumstances, Garvey was convicted of mail fraud and sentenced to prison. A few years later, President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence, on the condition that the government deport him back to his home country of Jamaica. </p><p>But the conviction against Marcus Garvey stands to this day. For years, his family has been trying to get Garvey a <a href="http://nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/oped-obama-s-legacy-should-include-pardon-marcus-garvey-n704521" target="_blank">posthumous pardon</a>. This week on Into America, Trymaine Lee talks with Dr. Julius Garvey, Marcus Garvey’s only surviving son, about his father's life, legacy, and <a href="http://justice4garvey.org/" target="_blank">Justice4Garvey</a>, the movement to clear the Garvey name.  </p><p>For a transcript, please visit <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica" target="_blank">https://www.msnbc.com/intoamerica</a>. </p><p>Thoughts? Feedback? Story ideas? Write to us at <a href="mailto:intoamerica@nbcuni.com" target="_blank">intoamerica@nbcuni.com.</a></p><p><strong>Further Reading and Listening: </strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www