Background
Marcus Garvey wrote that "Morter grew up fighting the oppositions and difficulties generally surrounding one born to his condition, until he lifted himself to the highest pinnacle of service to his race and to his country.".
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Isaiah Morter
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Career
By planting and growing bananas and coconuts, Morter built a fortune and is widely regarded as Belize"s first coloured millionaire. His nicknames included "the Coconut King" and "Guinea Sigar" and he owned Caye Chapel and other plantations. He was also a strong supporter of Marcus Garvey"s Universal Negro Improvement Association.
Morter died on 7 April 1924.
A statue of Morter can be found at the end of Albert Street, near the Anglican cathedral, in Belize City. He is not widely known today by the public in Belize.
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April 7, 1924 (aged 64)