Marcus Garvey's Fleet of Dreams

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 u...