Marcus Garvey
This goo was worth a point in November 2023.
publication date: Thursday, November 23, 2023 (part of November 2023)
category: 
Activism
clue: Declaring himself the president of Africa did not pan out, but the president of the United States really did commute his sentence for mail fraud.
explanation: Garvey was a political activist in support of Pan-Africanism, at one point declaring himself "Provisional President of Africa" in furtherance of Black nationalism. He was convicted of mail fraud in 1923, imprisoned in 1925, and had the rest of his sentence commuted in 1927 due to ill health. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, and Richard Slominsky
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