Word: garveyism
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Marley and his fellow Rastafarians use the word "Babylon" to describe the modern, U.S.-influenced Jamaican society. The songs on this album emphasize a historical perspective of Marley's battle against Babylon. The album cover features a quote attributed to Marcus Garvey, the late Jamaican black leader: "A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots." The inner-sleeve has a centuries-old diagram illustrating how to best pack black Africans into a slave ship. Marley's songs elaborate on these themes of black exploitation...
...Crimson took the lead 16-13 early in the fourth quarter when Jim Garvey plunged over from the one-yard line. Holy Cross retaliated, however, moving ahead for good when they scored with 3:40 remaining in the game...
Stubbornly independent, Randolph was not swept up in the ideological currents of his time, resisting both Communism and the black nationalism of Jamaican Organizer Marcus Garvey. He kept his own counsel, shunning Harlem's high society and enjoying the company of his wife Lucille, a former beauty parlor operator whose sprightliness contrasted with his own solemnity...
...Billy Williams and Stan Musial 40)Dave Kingman 41)Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose and Reggie Smith 42)Ron Cey, Steve Garvey, Reggie Smith and Dusty Baker of the Los Angeles Dodgers 43)Don Drysdale 44)Jerry Reuss 45)Warren Spahn 46)Mike Corkins 47)Frank Robinson 48)Jack Fisher 49)Willie Kirkland 50)Cliff Melton 51)Mace Brown...
Despite their overwhelming--if slightly diminished--talent, it's really hard to warm up to a team of Steve Garvey clones...