We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery be… - Marcus Garvey

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We are going to emancipate ourselves from mental slavery because whilst others might free the body, none but ourselves can free the mind. Mind is your only ruler, sovereign. The man who is not able to develop and use his mind is bound to be the slave of the other man who uses his mind, because man is related to man under all circumstances for good or for ill.

Marcus Garvey

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Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 – 10 June 1940) was a publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, Black nationalist, orator, and founder of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL).

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Native Name: Marcus Mosiah Garvey

Alternative Names: Maakos Gyaavi • Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr.

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