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In essence Garvey believed that America was not the right place for blacks at the time and in no way could he envision a successful outcome for backs in America. Hence, he wanted to lead the large migration of blacks back to Africa. Garvey condemned the anti-egalitarian views of whites denying blacks equal rights. Garvey wanted blacks to not only seek an industrial voice but also a political voice. He was a pan Africanist who held the views of anti-colonialism and the global unity of blacks and Africa as the home blacks. The UNIA which is the Universal Negro Improvement Association led by Garvey promoted social, economic, and political freedom. Dubois saw Garvey as demagogue and "the most dangerous enemy of the Negro race in America." This was largely in part to Garvey’s idea of moving blacks back to