Louis Farrakhan
Even as he was growing up, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan did not miss the significance of Garvey’s achievements. He has said many times that he was inspired by the life and accomplishments of Garvey.
Farrakhan often recalls from his childhood the time when he visited his uncle’s home and stared at a picture above the fireplace.
Young Louis asked, “Who is that man?”
His uncle picked him up, put him on his shoulders and said, “That’s Marcus Garvey.”
Louis asked, “What did he do?”
His uncle said, “He came to unite our people.”
Louis said, “Where is he? I want to meet him.”
His uncle said, “You can’t. He’s dead”.
Farrakhan says he cried then, and felt lost because Garvey was gone.
