Amy Jacques Garvey

Amy Jacques Garvey

Amy Euphemia Jacques Garvey (born 31 December 1895 — died 25 July 1973) was the second wife of Marcus Garvey, and a journalist and activist in her own right. She was born to George Samuel and Charlotte Henrietta (née South) Jacques, in Kingston, Jamaica.

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    Look for me all around you, for with God’s grace, I shall come and bring with me countless millions of Black slaves who have died in America and the West Indies and the millions in Africa to aid you in the fight for Liberty, Freedom and Life.
    —Marcus Garvey (1887–1940)