Marcus has been "dead for ages"?
Where
were you when Marcus founded the UNIA
When
the "Burning Spear" led Kenya into a new day
When
Senghor tore Senegal from the colonialist's pages
So
African children would no longer be hunted as prey?
Marcus
has been "dead for ages"?
Forget
Marcus and you'll answer to the whirlwind that still rages
To
novae stars whose light still guides our way
Whose
memory is now betrayed when you say:
Marcus
has been "dead for ages."
The Sunday Observer has acquired a copy of one letter sent by Parker to the US President, and the first ever reply from the White House on the matter .
"Marcus
Mosiah Garvey is also a National Hero of Jamaica, West Indies and a leading
forebear of the African American civil rights experience," wrote Parker.
"It
is full time that this extraordinary human being of humble beginnings and
strong moral character be pardoned by the pen of an American president. It
would be fitting if both you, Mr President, and the first lady visit Jamaica
for the purposes of signing the executive order pardoning Marcus Mosiah
Garvey."
In a
tersely worded reply to Parker's request, White House Pardon Attorney, Ronald
Rodgers said such a move would be a waste of time and resources since Garvey
had been dead for ages.
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