Biden, Marcus Garvey

Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences
President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
President Biden pardons Harlem resident and international activist Marcus Garvey
He became world-renowned, as well as controversial, because of his actions and statements about black empowerment at a time when the concept was virtually unknown. Now, Marcus Garvey, the organizational leader who ended up being convicted of mail fraud a century ago,
Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey
As his presidency winds to a close, President Biden issued a posthumous pardon for Marcus Garvey, a notable Black nationalist who inspired figures like Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela, and later generations of Black Panther Party activists.
Biden Pardons Five More, Including the Civil Rights Leader Marcus Garvey
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.
Biden posthumously pardons Black nationalist leader Marcus Garvey
President Biden on Sunday pardoned Marcus Garvey, one of the first Black civil rights leaders, more than 80 years after Garvey’s death.
Marcus Garvey pardon brings long-awaited joy to supporters
Black nationalist and activist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in 1923, received a posthumous pardon from the U.S. government in the waning hours of President Joe Biden’s tenure.
Biden posthumously pardons civil rights leader Marcus Garvey
Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
More than a century after mail fraud conviction, Marcus Garvey gets presidential pardon
America is a country,” Pres. Joe Biden said in a statement announcing the pardon alongside four others, “built on the promise of second chances.”
Biden pardons Marcus Garvey
President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights,
Biden pardons civil rights leader on last day
Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
Biden posthumously pardons Marcus Garvey, issues additional clemency actions
President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, the influential Black nationalist who inspired leaders like Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s and deported to his birthplace of Jamaica following his imprisonment.
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