The Universal Negro Improvement Association declined in the mid-1920s for which of the following reasons?
a. The Black Star steamship line went bankrupt and Marcus Garvey was deported for mail fraud.
b. The death of Marcus Garvey deprived the association of its persuasive and charismatic leader.
c. Investigations revealed that the Black Star shipping line was engaged in smuggling.
d. Poor African Americans, feeling exploited by Marcus Garvey, began to reject the UNIA's radical agenda.
a
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