The idea that Haile Selassie was a god stems from prophetic words by Marcus Garvey, who stated, “Look to Africa, when a Black king shall be crowned, for the day of deliverance is at hand.” ...

Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement ... Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia and his public criticisms of Haile Selassie's behavior after the invasion alienated many of his own remaining ...

US President Joe Biden has pardoned five people including the late civil rights activist Marcus Garvey ... first name of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie be-fore he was crowned king.