Amy Ashwood Garvey
Amy Ashwood Garvey | |
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| Born | Amy Ashwood 10 January 1897 Port Antonio, Jamaica |
| Died | 3 May 1969 (aged 72) Kingston, Jamaica |
| Known for | Activism, black nationalism, Pan-Africanism |
| Spouse | Marcus Garvey (1919–22; divorced) |
| Parent(s) | Delbert Ashwood Maudriana Thompson |
Amy Ashwood Garvey (née Ashwood; 10 January 1897 – 3 May 1969), renamed Akosua Boahemaa, was a Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist. She was a director of the Black Star Line Steamship Corporation, and along with her former husband Marcus Garvey she founded the Negro World newspaper.