You have probably heard his name uttered in the middle of half-coherent Jamaican Reggea chants. So who is/was he? allow me to educate you. Born Marcus Garvey in st Ann's bay Jamaica in 1887, Marcus was to become a champion of the campaign for the repatriation of black africans back to Africa. He fought for blacks' voting rights and combated racial discrimination in America. He founded 'The black cross navigation and trading company' with a fleet of ship christened BLACK STAR LINER with the vision of shipping blacks back to Africa. Marcus Garvey would die in London on 10th june 1940. sadly for him, he was not able to achieve his dream of African repatriation...so next time you hear "blxghy hytik khona vcdhjr MARCUS GARVEY bhsaj byfsa wagwan dghh wolan bwoh!" in a Jamaican song, then they are probably paying tribute to him.
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