Quote#Politics & Power
I asked, "Where is the black man's Government?" "Where is his King…
Quote byMarcus Garvey · 1887–1940
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Current History. (1923). United States: New York Times Company..
English (original)
I asked, "Where is the black man's Government?" "Where is his King and his kingdom?" "Where is his President, his country, and his ambassador, his army, his navy, his men of big affairs?" I could not find them, and then I declared, "I will help to make them."
— Marcus Garvey
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