Question

How was marcus garvey different from civil rights leaders?

Answer 1

Garvey was different from many civil rights leaders, in that the organization he founded, embraced black self-determinism through race pride, economic self-sufficiency (black-owned industries/businesses), and political separatism.
The struggle for black equality in America has been defined by several groups, individuals, and associations that argued for black self-determinism and civil rights. Garvey is not considered to be outside of the black organizing tradition; but, rather, he is a part of this tradition.

Answer 2

He was a segregationist