In 1937, during a speech titled The Work That Has Been Done, Marcus Garvey stated “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery… none but ourselves can free our minds…”. More than forty years later, fellow Jamaican Bob Marley, went on to utilize this line in his famous song Redemption Song. This song written by Marley contained Garvey’s famous quote within its lyrics. 

Listen to Redemption Song in its entirety in order to write an essay exploring the connection between these two figures. 

• What do you think the title of the song means in relation to the lyrics?
• How might Garvey have responded to the full lyrics of the song in relation to his beliefs particularly as a Jamaican? 
• What connections could be made to their connections to Africa? Garvey to Ghana and Marley to Ethiopia?
• What message and actions might Garvey & Marley have both wanted their audiences to take from their words?