Upon conviction in 1923, Garvey's sentence was commuted by President Calvin Coolidge. Garvey was ultimately deported to Jamaica in 1927. He later died in London in 1940 at age 52.

This rings especially true as Congress members press President Joe Biden on Dec. 26 to posthumously pardon Marcus Garvey, ... While President Calvin Coolidge eventually commuted his sentence, ...

Thousands of Garveyites wrote to President Calvin Coolidge, requesting he grant Garvey a presidential pardon. Instead, on Nov. 18, 1927, Coolidge commuted Garvey's sentence.

Marcus Garvey, born at the end of the 19th century, ... In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge commuted Garvey’s sentence and had him deported to Jamaica. Garvey never recovered his previous stature.

Julius Garvey is seeking a posthumous pardon for his dad, Marcus Garvey. ... Though he only ended up serving roughly two and a half years after being commuted by President Calvin Coolidge, ...

Biden pardons late Black activist Marcus Garvey, 4 others ... Former President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence in 1927. "Notably, Mr. Garvey created the Black Star Line, ...

To quell this, Garvey was charged and convicted of mail fraud in 1923 and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment, a sentence that was later commuted by President Calvin Coolidge in 1927.

President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned civil rights leader Marcus Garvey and four others in one of his last acts in office. ... with President Calvin Coolidge commuting his sentence in 1927.

Even though President Calvin Coolidge pardoned Garvey two years into his sentence, he was still deported to his birth country of Jamaica. For decades, Congress members have attempted to clear ...

Former President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence, but it remains on his record. However, current congressional leaders have asked President Biden to exonerate the civil rights leader formally.

In 1927, President Calvin Coolidge commuted Garvey’s sentence. But Garvey still was deported to Jamaica, his birthplace. He died in London in 1940.

Julius Garvey, son of Marcus Garvey, the activist who spearheaded a “back to Africa” movement in the United States in 1923, poses for a portrait in the eponymous Marcus Garvey Park in New York ...