Uses a wealth of archival film, photographs and documents to uncover the story of this Jamaican immigrant who between 1916 and 1921 built the largest black mass movement in world history. Also features interviews with people who witnessed the Garvey movement first hand.

Originally broadcast on PBS as a segment of The American Experience. DVD bonus features include interviews with director Stanley Nelson and editor Lewis Erskine; exclusive footage not included in the program; News articles from the Negro World; Audio recordings of Marcus Garvey speeches; video glossary of key terms from a panel of Garvey experts.