STATUE OF MARCUS GARVEY

In downtown St. Ann, a bronze statue commemorates the politician, activist, journalist and leading orator of the black cause Marcus Garvey. Born here, he was a hero of African-American emancipation on the continent, one of the figures of the black liberation movement of the early 20th century, of which Jamaica is proud to be the cradle. The statue bears his life and death dates (August 17, 1887-June 10, 1940). He is the originator of the foundations of the religious precepts of Rastafarianism and the precept of return to Africa.