Marcus Garvey's Fleet of Dreams
About this episode
This episode tells the story of Marcus Garvey and the Black Star Line, a shipping company aimed at connecting people of African descent and promoting economic independence.
In the years after World War I, millions of people of African descent dreamed of a future free from colonialism, discrimination, and racial oppression. No one embodied that dream more boldly than Marcus Garvey . In this episode of History Shorts , we tell the remarkable story of the Black Star Line , the ambitious shipping company Garvey created to connect people of African descent across the globe. Promising economic independence and a pathway toward Black self-determination, the Black Star Line became the centerpiece of Garvey's global movement. Thousands invested their savings, hoping the fleet would transform a vision of unity into reality. But turning a dream into a business proved far more difficult than inspiring a movement. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/c/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE : https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/advertise LEARN MORE: https://www.historyshortspodcast.com/ SPONSORED BY: https://www.podcastrepublic.net/get-it-now
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