Rita Ngarambe Laurence (Queen of Emancipation Month) and Dr. Julius Garvey (son of Black nationalist Marcus Garvey) view the UNIA plaque, Toronto City Hall, August 17, 2019.
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Resource ID
8912
Access
Open
Credit Line
Image by Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
17 August 2019
Keywords
Events, Black History
People Depicted
Rita Ngarambe Laurence and Dr. Julius Garvey
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Caption
Rita Ngarambe Laurence (Queen of Emancipation Month) and Dr. Julius Garvey (son of Black nationalist Marcus Garvey) view
the UNIA plaque, Toronto City Hall, August 17, 2019.
Description
On Marcus Garvey Day, Heritage Toronto displayed the UNIA Hall Plaque to celebrate the city's Pan African flag raising. The plaque had first been unveiled on Emancipation Day, August 1.
Founded in 1914 in Jamaica by Marcus Garvey, the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) worked to strengthen solidarity among people of African descent around the world. The Toronto chapter, founded in 1919 was the largest in Canada. In 1925, members purchased their own place - a three-storey brick building at 355 College Street. For close to 60 years, the UNIA Hall connected Black Torontonians to the Pan-African Movement.
Marker lat / long: 43.652664, -79.383683 (WGS84)