New on TikTok: Building the Largest Movement in History Within just a few years, The Universal Black Improvement Association, the UNIA, it grew from those small Harlem basement meetings to millions of members across six continents. It became the largest black organization in world history. This wasn't an accident. It was built on a mandatory dues structure, a clear political doctrine, and this military-style organizational structure that gave people titles and a sense of shared purpose, directly countering the dehumanization of the status quo. That monumental growth was Garvey's refusal to play by rules that were designed to constrain him.

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