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ELDER GORDO AND his
church, Spiritual Israel Temple,
met for many y at the Liberty
Hall of the U.N.IA on th corner
of Warren and St. Aubin In 1987,
Elder Gordon and his church
"made a generous financial eontri­
hution to Division 407 to help ve
the building. Elder Gordon has
hawn that he' a true Garveyite
and "he ain't tired yet. "
Next on the list i Garveyite
Captain Leroy Jackson. When
Commissioner Williams of
Toronto, Canada came to Detroit
in 1919 to organize a Division of
the Universal Negro Improve­
ment Association and African
Communities League, Bro. Leroy
Jackson was the 13th one it) line
for membership.
Bro. Jackson immediately be­
came a member of the Universal
African Legions and earned the
rank of Captain He was trained
by retired United States Cavalry­
man Tazzie Grant, nicknamed
"Frisco." Whenever the Honor­
able Marcus Garvey came to De­
troit it as Captain Jackson's
d ty to protect him.
While his membership was in
Division 125 in Detroit, he was
elected President and was choeen
to be an Alternate Delegate to the
International Convention of the
U.N.lA & AC.L in Liberia, Af­
rica in 1954.
During the reconstruction of
the organization, Division 125
was changed over to Division 407.
He became Chairman of the 'l'ru&­
tee Board and Chaplain of the
Division He still holds these two
offices today.
BRO. JACKSON HAS
worked for 74 years in the strug­
gle for unity among the Diaspora
and the redemption of the Moth­
erland, Africa. Captain Leroy
Jackson is 93 years old now and
continues to meet every week be­
cause "he ain't tired yet. "
Last but not least, Garveyite
Major Arthur Thomas whojoined
the Universal Negro Improve­
ment Association and African
Communities League in 1921
when Libery Hall was at 1516
Russell. When Liberty Hall
moved to the comer of Warren
and St. Aubin, it was the exper­
tise of Bro. Thomas in the plumb­
ing and electrical trades and hard
work of all in other trades that
kept the building in goodrepeir.
Bro. Thomas owned tack in
the Black Star Line.
Bro. Thomas rose to rank of
Major in the Universal African
Legions. He trained under the
command of retired United States
Cavalryman Tazzie Grant. Major
Thomas and the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad were both Legion­
aires before the Honorable Elijah
Muhammad .organized the Na­
tion of Islam. Major Thomas
drilled his soldiers in the school
yard of the Bosto Elementary
School.
Major Arthur Thomas became
p ident of Detroit Division 407
in 1979 and served for twelve (12)
years. Because of ill health he re­
signed in 1991. Major Thomas
continues to tay abreas of all
U.N.IA & AC.L. activities be­
cause "he ain't tired yet. "
The Universal egro Improve­
ment Association Detroit Divi­
sion invites everyone to m with
them every Sunday at 3:30 to
6:00p.m. at Paul Ro n Cen�,
1130 East Canfield, Commuruty
for th Forest Park Apt's.
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