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President Joe Biden made history on Sunday by posthumously pardoning Marcus Garvey, the trailblazing Black nationalist leader whose revolutionary vision shaped Pan-Africanism and inspired generations of civil rights leaders.

The news by The White House marks the culmination of decades-long efforts by Garvey’s descendants and supporters to secure justice for a man many believe was unjustly silenced by a politically motivated conviction.

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said of Garvey, “He was the first man, on a mass scale and level, to give millions of Black people a sense of dignity and destiny.” This dignity and destiny were central to Garvey’s message, which called for the global empowerment of African descendants.

ESSENCE has previously reported on the decades-long efforts to clear Garvey’s name and celebrate his contributions to Black history globally.

The documentary African Redemption: The Life and Legacy of Marcus Garvey, directed by Roy T. Anderson, shed light on