📅 1 Ougùstùs 1914
Marcus Garvey organizes the UNIA in Jamaica, building a mass movement around Black dignity, self-help, African redemption and diaspora connection. Its pan-African vision attracted working people...
📅 1 Ougùstùs 1920
The UNIA’s convention in New York draws a large international gathering and stages a public assertion of Black political presence. Its Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World and...
📅 7 Novèmber 1923
The third congress opens in London before continuing in Lisbon. Delegates address colonial rule and racial discrimination and press for political voice, labor rights and self-government. These...
📅 15 Òktober 1945
The Manchester congress brings together activists, trade unionists and future political leaders from Africa, the Caribbean, Britain and the United States. It shifts emphasis toward mass struggle and...
📅 15 Òktober 1945
The Manchester congress brought trade unionists, students, and political organizers into a program demanding African self-government and an end to colonial exploitation. Women organizers and delegates...
📅 1 Ougùstùs 1920
The Universal Negro Improvement Association opened its first international convention in New York. Delegates from across the African diaspora debated collective self-determination, racial equality,...
