Birth Name:
Robert Nesta Marley
Birth Place:
Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica
Ethnicity:
English Jamaican and Afro Jamaican
The legendary Jamaican singer/songwriter was born to an English Jamaican father and a Black Jamaican mother. This was stated on his biography, The Words and Music of Bob Marley. As a youth he was a target of racial prejudice because of his mixed ancestry.
He was quoted saying “Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.”
Source:
http://www.intermix.org.uk/icons/icons_03_marley.asp
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“He was quoted saying “Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.” -Bob Marley If only every biracial person thought like that this world would be a better place! Bob Marley may have not used proper English in that quote,and may have spoken with a thick Jamaican accent but that didn’t make his wise words any less powerful,or meaningful! Let’s love one another for once! Bob Marley experienced prejudice because of his ethnic make up but it didn’t turn him into a self hating biracial man,or a fake. He was who he was,and always kept it real. He put God 1st,and didn’t allow others to dictate who he was,or how he thought. He had this great sense of himself he was very loyal to his Jamaican nationality I think he was more deeply devoted to matters of national origin then he was of race.
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@jasmine:After the way you’ve conducted yourself today,your going to suggest how others should act.Pretty much evrrything you’ve said on the site today has been wrong,and you have a nasty attitude.
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Well I am native-canadian, latina & black and proud to be..i am actually a very. Beautiful mix.
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He’s a great singer.
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No woman, no cry!
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The People That Say That White People Get Mad When They See Black And White Couple Together Is True. But Also, Black People Get Mad When They See Black And White Couple Too! I’m Black, My Family Is Black And They Told Me That I Should Marry A Black Woman, Because A White Family, Asian Family, Indian Family etc. Won’t Accept Me! But I Don’t Believe Them Because I Live In Canada And I Have Never Experience Racism, And I Grew Up With White, Black, Indian, Asian etc. They Never Treated Different Unless They Were Have A Racial Joke Like
“We Need To Be Alone, Just The Chinese People” Lol! But No One Of Any Race Excluded Me!
And I Think Bob Marley Self Identify Himself As A Black Man Because Of Some Of His Songs: “Black Survivor”, “Babylon System”, and “Blackman Redemption” Where He Sings About The Struggles Of Blacks And Africans Against Oppression From The West Or “Babylon”.
Got That Info From Wikipedia!
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Not all people think alike so you nor anyone else can say that.
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yes….the posted info on marley is INcorrect…his mother obviously was a black jamaican woman..but his father was actually a white english military man that did go back to england…ive known that since reading his biography at age twelve..kinda a shame that with the internet now..it shouldve been real easy to check that info before u posted it as facts
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It sys english jamaican shut up
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people were im from dont hate on the ” Black woman White man scenario ”
they think its great, and ive never heard of people hating on that and if they did thats terrible
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your welcome Ethnic :)
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Fia who are you to say what is defined as Black you can’t just make up stuff… I hate when people say things like that such as if you have a drop of black blood in your system your considered as black cause if that was the case then EVERYONE is black… Halle Berry came from a white womans womb is she white? is Barack Obama? Alicia Keys? ……..open your mind there is not just BLACK and WHITE
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