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Bob Marley, not Haile Sellassie, is generally the first name that comes to mind when Rastafarianism is mentioned. When you think of reggae music singer Bob Marley, or his religion, , the name Haile Sellassie, Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974, is not the first thing that comes to mind. Well, it should be. Because you see the Rastafarians believe that Sellassie was divine. Rastafarians believe that according to the prophecy of Marcus Garvey, the original ""Black Moses,"" a mighty king would arise in Africa. Garvey further prophesied that this, ""mighty king,"" would bring justice to the oppressed. Haile Sellassie's divinity is one of the few things common to the belief of all Rastafarians. The other is that he would restore New World Blacks to Africa. An African Messiah, if you will, with just as much controversy surrounding his ministry as surrounding the Christian Messiah, Jesus. Born to Ethiopian royalty, Tafari Makonnen, was in line to become king if the right set of c...

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