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My name is Elizabeth Martinez

            The article I choose was get up, stand up It said how Bob Marley was out to say the truth through his music about all black people because it was better to be heard by music, music he wrote.  He believe in peace and freedom. His music was powerful enough to show awareness and mobilize people into action.  His music was all about life struggle his struggles peoples struggles he was vied as a threat but his music had a message.

Bob Marleys words were I have a duty to tell the truth as I have been told it. I will keep on doing it until I am satisfied the people have the message that Rastafari is the almighty and all we black people have redemption just like anyone else. Not for money will I do anything man, but because I have something to do. Meaning that the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. Rastafari means black consciousness movement, replacing armed physical struggle with a spiritual one." He got all his ideas from martin Luther king jr when he was living in the united states and the civil rights movement was going on and racism was a big deal martin Luther king introduced him to a new struggle and that new struggle was called "nonviolent", so he went to Jamaica and converted himself to Rastafari and bring out the message of no violence but peace.

 

Marley witnessed all the slavery that was going on and the depression that the people were having, he knew that people should not suffer or hear music about it but that's how he brought the word by his music so people around could hear what the people in Jamaica were feeling and that it was not a pretty feeling because if the song sounds depressed imagine how the people having to deal with this feeling feel to actually have to live it because people want to violent against black people he just wanted peace for all.

 

In his song "Get up Stand Up" speaks of the importance to fight against the Cause of suffering. He wanted all people in poverty to fight for what was right. They should fight against the oppressive system that keeps them down. This song cause anger to the government because if gave people a sense that they should do something about it and they didn't like that, government thought it was rebellious.