Great Britain. Colonial Office

Following charges of mail fraud in 1922, Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) leader Marcus Garvey planned a world tour scheduled to begin in February 1923 to counter the negative publicity. Garvey's intentions provoked anxiety among British colonial officials which then put him and other UNIA members in British West African colonies under surveillance.

From the description of Universal Negro Improvement Association miscellaneous collection, 1922-1923. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 457968050

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