Silent Parade of UNIA Convention
- Title of event
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention
- Type of event
- Parade
- Address of event
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Happened Primarily at 120, W 138th St
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event W 138th St & Lenox Ave
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event W 140th St & Lenox Ave
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event W 140th St & 7th Ave
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event W 130th St & 7th Ave
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event W 130th St & Lenox Ave
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event W 138th St & Lenox Ave
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Location on path of event 120, W 138th St
- Report on event
- Silent Parade of UNIA Convention Main report referencing event Opening of UNIA Convention
- Start date / time
- August 1, 1920
- Start (general time of day)
- Day (Morning)
- Description
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5000 members and delegates to the 1st UNIA convention paraded through Harlem after the morning session of the opening day. The parade was headed by Marcus Garvey and leading dignitaries, with the Mayor of Monrovia and others in automobiles and ranks of Black Cross nurses and UNIA bands.