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Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. was born as the youngest of eleven children in [[Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica|St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica]], to Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Sr., a [[masonry|mason]], and Sarah Jane Richards, a domestic worker. Only his sister Indiana and Marcus survived to adulthood.<ref name="Martin, Tony 1983">Martin, Tony. ''Marcus Garvey, Hero.'' Dover: The Majority Press, 1983.</ref><ref>Crowder, Ralph L. (1 January 2003). [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%22Grand+old+man+of+the+movement:%22+John+Edward+Bruce,+Marcus+Garvey,...-a0128705776 Grand old man of the movement: "John Edward Bruce, Marcus Garvey, and the UNIA"], ''African-Americans in New York Life and History'', The Free Library (Philadelphia), Retrieved 2008-02-17.</ref> His family was financially stable given the circumstances of this time period.<ref name="Martin, Tony 1983"/> Garvey's father had a large library, and it was from his father that Marcus gained his love for reading. He also attended elementary schools in St. Ann's Bay during his youth.<ref name="BackToAfrica" /><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050210185836/http://www.unia-acl.org/archive/themyth.htm UNIA-ACL website from Archive.org, ''The "Back to Africa" Myth''], Accessed 19 November 2007.</ref> While attending these schools, Garvey first began to experience [[racism]]. When Marcus was younger, he used to be friends with his white neighbors and play with them all the time. However, when they reached their teenage years, they began to shun him.<ref name="Martin, Tony 1983"/> Sometime in 1900, Garvey entered into an [[apprenticeship]] with his uncle, Alfred Burrowes, who also had an extensive library, of which Marcus made good use.<ref>UNIA ACL Website ''Historical Facts about Marcus Garvey and the UNIA'' [http://www.unia-acl.org/info/historic.htm]. Published 28 January 2005 by UNIA-ACL. Accessed 2007-04-01.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050325170035/http://www.unia-acl.org/info/historic.htm Historical Facts about Marcus Garvey and the UNIA From Archive.org]. Accessed 19 November 2007.</ref> |
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Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr. was born as the youngest of eleven children in [[Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica|St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica]], to Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Sr., a [[masonry|mason]], and Sarah Jane Richards, a domestic worker. Only his sister Indiana and Marcus survived to adulthood.<ref name="Martin, Tony 1983">Martin, Tony. ''Marcus Garvey, Hero.'' Dover: The Majority Press, 1983.</ref><ref>Crowder, Ralph L. (1 January 2003). [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/%22Grand+old+man+of+the+movement:%22+John+Edward+Bruce,+Marcus+Garvey,...-a0128705776 Grand old man of the movement: "John Edward Bruce, Marcus Garvey, and the UNIA"], ''African-Americans in New York Life and History'', The Free Library (Philadelphia), Retrieved 2008-02-17.</ref> His family was financially stable given the circumstances of this time period.<ref name="Martin, Tony 1983"/> Garvey's father had a large library, and it was from his father that Marcus gained his love for reading. He also attended elementary schools in St. Ann's Bay during his youth.<ref name="BackToAfrica" /><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050210185836/http://www.unia-acl.org/archive/themyth.htm UNIA-ACL website from Archive.org, ''The "Back to Africa" Myth''], Accessed 19 November 2007.</ref> While attending these schools, Garvey first began to experience [[racism]]. When Marcus was younger, he used to be friends with his white neighbors and play with them all the time. However, when they reached their teenage years, they began to shun him.<ref name="Martin, Tony 1983"/> Sometime in 1900, Garvey entered into an [[apprenticeship]] with his uncle, Alfred Burrowes, who also had an extensive library, of which Marcus made good use.<ref>UNIA ACL Website ''Historical Facts about Marcus Garvey and the UNIA'' [http://www.unia-acl.org/info/historic.htm]. Published 28 January 2005 by UNIA-ACL. Accessed 2007-04-01.</ref><ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050325170035/http://www.unia-acl.org/info/historic.htm Historical Facts about Marcus Garvey and the UNIA From Archive.org]. Accessed 19 November 2007.</ref> this is all a lie none of this is true. be careful I'm watching you. |
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In 1910 Marcus left Jamaica and began traveling throughout the [[Central America]]n region. His first stop was [[Costa Rica]], where he had a maternal uncle.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MRX7n7-ZfzoC&q=costa+rica#v=snippet&q=costa%20rica&f=false Tony Martin, ''Marcus Garvey, Hero: A First Biography''], Dover Massachusetts: The Majority Press, 1983, p. 15.</ref> He lived in [[Costa Rica]] for several months where he worked as a time-keeper on a [[banana]] [[plantation]]. He began work as editor for a daily newspaper called ''La Nacionale'' in 1911. Later that year, he moved to [[Colón, Panama]], where he edited a biweekly newspaper, before returning to Jamaica in 1912. |
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In 1910 Marcus left Jamaica and began traveling throughout the [[Central America]]n region. His first stop was [[Costa Rica]], where he had a maternal uncle.<ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MRX7n7-ZfzoC&q=costa+rica#v=snippet&q=costa%20rica&f=false Tony Martin, ''Marcus Garvey, Hero: A First Biography''], Dover Massachusetts: The Majority Press, 1983, p. 15.</ref> He lived in [[Costa Rica]] for several months where he worked as a time-keeper on a [[banana]] [[plantation]]. He began work as editor for a daily newspaper called ''La Nacionale'' in 1911. Later that year, he moved to [[Colón, Panama]], where he edited a biweekly newspaper, before returning to Jamaica in 1912. |