Garvey begins another trip across the country on a speaking tour. A 16-man Universal Negro Improvement Association delegation leaves for Liberia. Garvey applies for American citizenship. While he is on tour there, the State Department instructs the U.S. consul general in Jamaica to refuse Garvey a visa, in view of his activities in political and race agitation. After being temporarily detained by U.S. immigration authorities, Garvey finally is able to return to New York on July 17.
Racial riots break out in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Universal Negro Improvement Association opens its second annual convention. The Pan African Congress meets in Paris. The Negro World newspaper is confiscated and banned throughout Africa. The Black Star Line is dissolved due to financial failure. Garvey obtains a divorce form Amy Ashwood.