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He Read His Own Obituary
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Ironic TwistsMay 08, 2026

He Read His Own Obituary

He Read His Own Obituary In January 1940, Marcus Garvey suffered a stroke in London. Then the Chicago Defender ran an obituary for him. It called him broke and abandoned. Garvey was very much alive. He read it. He suffered a second stroke. He died months later, at 52.

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