Marc Fennell
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1,887 appearances
18 recordings
2 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5d ago
Marc Fennell’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He believed that black people should own the ships, should control the trade, and profit from their own resources.
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In Garvey's vision, the Black Star line would connect black-owned businesses across North America, the Caribbean, Africa, creating the backbone of a global black economy.
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And those same ships could do something even more ambitious.
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Transport the African diaspora back to a proud,
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An independent African nation.
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And so really the Black Star line was funded by ordinary people, supporters of the UNIA in America.
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Garvey had people enthralled.
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Here was a chance to turn their fortunes around and reclaim something that had been part of their story for generations.
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Ships are usually
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The rest of the world.
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Just three months after launching the Black Star line, Garvey announces the purchase of its very first ship, the SS Yarmouth.
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And on paper, it's a huge milestone.
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In reality though.
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Yeah, it's a bit of a disaster.
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The ship had spent the First World War hauling coal.
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By the time the UNIA bought it, it was old, it was tired, and it was in pretty rough shape.
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To make matters worse, they reportedly paid around six times what it was thought to be worth.
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But Daryl says, before you judge that decision, it's worth remembering who Marcus Scarvey was,
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also who he was not.
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So the Black Star line has overpaid on some very leaky boats, one of which, by the way, blew a part of the engine on its maiden voyage and killed a man.
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