The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) was the largest organization of African American activists in the 1920s. This was founded by Marcus Garvey, a Jamaican immigrant. The organization focused on racial pride and the creation of an independent black nation in Africa. Moreover, Garvey denounced organizations such as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as he claimed that these only wanted African Americans to become assimilated into white society.
