UNIA's Black Star Line shipping company

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shipping company
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Universal_Negro_Improvement_Association
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1922
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Marcus_Garvey
gptkbp:foundedIn 1919
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:New_York_City
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UNIA's Black Star Line shipping company
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:White_Star_Line
gptkbp:legacy inspired Ghana's Black Star Line
gptkbp:notableEvent mail fraud charges against Marcus Garvey
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:SS_Kanawha
gptkb:SS_Shadyside
gptkb:SS_Yarmouth
gptkbp:purpose promote black-owned business
facilitate trade and transportation for African diaspora
gptkbp:significance symbol of black economic independence
part of Back-to-Africa movement
gptkbp:target gptkb:FBI
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Back-to-Africa_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5