The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was founded by Marcus Garvey . The idea behind the organization was to uplift and unite the naturalization of African Americans around the world. How did Garvey's idea spread worldwide? How did Ambler get involved? Marcus Garvey's Political Involvements Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) Marcus Garvey was born in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica, the youngest of 11 children. Growing up, Marcus loved to read from the library his father had in their home with...

"The renowned Elliot Cresson, President of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, called a meeting of the people of Whitpain township, at a school house midway between Pigeontown now Blue Bell and Centre Square in order to form a colonization society tributary to the one at Washington." - Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA (1900) What was the American Colonization Society? Illustration from the American Colonization Society The American Colonization Society (ACS) was established in...

The story of the Little Rock Nine made me want to know if there were any black students who faced the same discrimination as the students at Little Rock. After going through all the newspaper archives, I was able to find something that shocked me.... The American Friends Service Committee The American Friends Service Committee was founded in 1917 by a group of Quakers who wished to help those find alternative ways to contribute to the war besides being enlisted in the military. Throughout...