A petition calling on the US government to clear the name of Jamaican National Hero Marcus Garvey failed to get the required support, but the Jamaica government plans to clean up his criminal record at home, along with the records of two other heroes and a noted freedom fighter. Communications Officers for the ICAR, Aaron Alexander laments the decision by the US to not accede to the Jamaican government’s request.
BUT ALEXANDER IS ENCOURGAED BY THE JAMAIAC GOVT’S MOVE AND BELIEVES IT WILL LEAD TO PROGRESS ON THIS ISSUE.
Garvey had been charged for contempt of court and convicted in 1929 for criticizing Jamaica’s legal system, which he reportedly described as “oppressive”, while calling for laws to “punish judges who acted unfairly”. Garvey, along with fellow national heroes Samuel Sharpe and Paul Bogle and Maroon Chief, Tacky will have their records expunged.
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