Marcus Garvey is viewed by many as a civil rights icon who was ostracized by his own government. Advocates are again pressing Joe Biden to rewrite history.
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.
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. Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey (1887-1940),
The president’s pardon of Garvey, a seminal figure in the civil rights movement, is another reflection of his presidency’s ties to the Black community.
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President Biden posthumously pardoned Marcus Garvey, along with advocates for various causes. He commuted sentences for individuals, including gun violence prevention activist Darryl Chambers.
President Biden on Sunday pardoned Marcus Garvey, one of the first Black civil rights leaders, more than 80 years after Garvey’s death.
Late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey is one of five people Joe Biden has pardoned the day before Donald Trump's inauguration.
President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey ... been criticized or threatened by President-elect Donald Trump. Issuing preemptive pardons — for actual or ...
Also receiving pardons were advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.