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BSL (other)
BSL may refer to: Business * Black Star Line, a former shipping line owned by Marcus Garvey * BlueScope Steel Limited, an Australian-based flat product steel producer * Boyne Smelters Limited, an Australian-based aluminium smelter company * Brookdale Senior Living, a U.S. company that operates senior residences Education * Bachelor of Science in Law, an academic degree * British School of Lomé, Togo, a school in Togo, West Africa Linguistics * British Sign Language * Bhutanese Sign Language Publications * , an academic journal published by the Société de Linguistique de Paris * ''Bulletin of Symbolic Logic'', from the Association for Symbolic Logic * Transport Phenomena (book), ''Transport Phenomena'' (book), an engineering textbook also known by its authors' initials (Bird, Stewart, and Lightfoot) Science and computing * Biosafety level or biohazard safety level, a set of biocontainment precautions * Blood sugar level * Boost Software License, a license popular for C++ projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Star Line
The Black Star Line (1919−1922) was a shipping line incorporated by Marcus Garvey, the organizer of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and other members of the UNIA. The shipping line was created to facilitate the transportation of goods and eventually African Americans throughout the African global economy. It derived its name from the White Star Line, a line whose success Garvey felt he could duplicate. The Black Star Line became a key part of Garvey's contribution to the Back-to-Africa movement, but it was mostly unsuccessful, partially due to infiltration by federal agents. It was one among many businesses which the UNIA originated, such as the Universal Printing House, Negro Factories Corporation, and the widely distributed and highly successful ''Negro World'' weekly newspaper. The Black Star Line and its successor, the Black Cross Navigation and Trading Company, operated between 1919 and 1922. It stands today as a major symbol for Garvey followers and Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
