Marcus Garvey

Clear Marcus Garvey's Name

By Geoffrey Philp

To be delivered to: President Barack Obama

“We are petitioning President Barack Obama to issue a full pardon and to clear the name of Marcus Mosiah Garvey, a national hero of Jamaica.”

Marcus Garvey, founder of the UNIA, was arrested by the FBI under the Hoover administration and charged with mail fraud for which he was sentenced to five years in prison. Although his sentence was eventually commuted by President Calvin Coolidge, it is now abundantly clear that Garvey did not commit any criminal acts, but as Professor Judith Stein has stated, “his politics were on trial. 

Previous petition signers:

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	Signer	Date	Place
59.	Jawara Adisa-Farrar	May 29, 2011	Northridge, CA
58.	Stephen Bess	May 29, 2011	Montgomry Vlg, MD
57.	Khadijia Bulli	May 29, 2011	st catherine
	Facebook would be a better alternative to make this reaaally work. but good job
56.	Kester Mtambanengwe	May 29, 2011	Sheffield
55.	Dean Grant	May 29, 2011	Surrey
54.	Ariel Bowen	May 29, 2011	Kingston 5
	Let's use Facebook to make this work!
53.	Janice M Budd	May 29, 2011
52.	Karlene Gordon	May 29, 2011	brooklyn, NY
51.	Anneke Rousseau	May 29, 2011	London
	Long overdue!
50.	Peter Nevins	May 29, 2011	North Miami, FL
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