In one of his final moves as President, Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Garvey’s supporters have long argued that the conviction effort to silence the social justice champion as he fought for racial equality for Black Americans,
On his last day in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
In one of his final acts in office, President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr., a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, whose advocacy for Black nationalism and self-reliance left an indelible mark on leaders like Malcolm X and movements across the Black diaspora.
President Biden on Sunday pardoned Marcus Garvey, one of the first Black civil rights leaders, more than 80 years after Garvey’s death.
Civil rights advocates and lawmakers have long said that Mr. Garvey’s 1923 conviction for mail fraud was unjust, arguing that he was targeted for his work.
It's not clear whether Biden, who leaves office Monday, will pardon people who have been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned civil rights leader and Pan-African activist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Garvey served four years in prison until President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence in 1927,
President Joe Biden issued another round of pardons on Sunday, including a posthumous one for Black nationalist Marcus Garvey.
Marcus Garvey, Jamaica’s first national hero, was pardoned by President Biden, rectifying a century-old injustice and honouring his legacy.
After President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey -- and despite assertions that the action represents an exoneration -- members of the government he founded continue their demands for justice.
The massive Art Institute of Chicago exhibition, co-presented with museums in Barcelona and Brussels, will head to Europe after March 30.