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The announcement read: “By erecting the bronze sculpture of Marcus Garvey in Addis Ababa, we will not only honor the legacy of one of the architects of the pan-African independence movement, but we will also highlight Ethiopia as a focal point for pan-Africanists to participate in the building a unifying African heritage and destiny. ” (Photo: public domain)
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias staff
Updated: February 21, 2021
New York (TADIAS) – Marcus Garvey, the renowned Jamaican political activist, editor, journalist and businessman who is today regarded as one of the original leaders of the pan-African movement in the Western Hemisphere, will receive prestigious and historic recognition with a plan to inaugurate a permanent charter at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa.
“Our story began, in a sense, with Ethiopia,” Marcus Garvey’s youngest son, Dr. Julius Garvey, told NNPA Newswire. Its history dates back to the beginning of civilization. The history of Ethiopia is fundamental. “
The announcement added: “By erecting the Marcus Garvey Bronze Sculpture in Addis Ababa, we will not only honor the legacy of one of the architects of the Pan-African independence movement, but we will also highlight Ethiopia. [a country that has never been colonized except for a brief occupation by Italy’s Fascist forces in the 1930s] as a focal point for pan-Africanists to participate in building a unifying African heritage and destiny ”.
Garvey’s son emphasized that when he was alive his father never set foot on African soil due to colonial-era travel restrictions.
The press release read:
Currently, the African Union has divided the African world into six regions: North, South, East, West, Center and the sixth region, the Diaspora. Garvey galvanized the Diaspora before we knew it by that name. It stands to reason that the original architect of pan-African sovereignty is recognized in the city that is home to the African Union, which owes much of its ideological foundation to the philosophies and views of Marcus Garvey. The founding fathers of the African independence movement were heavily influenced by the Universal Negro Improvement Association and the African Communities League, and its international newspaper, The Negro World. [founded and led by Garvey].
The organizers noted that the project is a collaborative initiative spearheaded by the Pan African Technical Association (PATA).
According to NNPA Newswire:
In commissioning the sculpture, Dr. Garvey teamed up with the Pan-African Technical Association, Strictly Roots, and renowned Los Angeles artist Mr. Nijel Binns, to create the Marcus Garvey Bronze.
Plans are to unveil the sculpture during a public ceremony on August 17.
[Garvey] it is considered one of the central pillars of the pan-African movement. Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association and League of African Communities had more than 6 million members and more than 1,000 branches in 42 countries in Africa and the Americas.“My father was a great advocate for the redemption of Africa, but he was never allowed to go to Africa due to colonial policies,” commented Dr. Julius Garvey.
“So taking a bust of him to Africa is significant and historic from that perspective as well,” he said.
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