In the 1980s there was a push to restore the UNIA- ACL building so it could serve as a museum and cultural neighborhood center in addition to its headquarters functions. This, however, was short-lived and the UNIA headquarters building closed in 1982. In 1988 the abandoned building suffered a devastating fire and not even a month later the then UNIA leader Mason Hargrave died. Upon the death of Hargrave, Cleophus Miller became president of the UNIA in 1988. And in 2007 the UNIA-ACL and the UNIA, Inc. held a unification conferences and have operated as a single organization since. Garvey and the UNIA-ACL’s impact were still felt throughout the Civil Rights era and beyond. | Date: 1974 | Source: Cleveland Public Library Digital CollectionDownload Original File
