Bob Marley Research Paper

“ Open you eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living? ” ( Bob Marley, 1977)
For family members and friends He was only Robert Nesta Marley, but to the world he was known as Bob Marley The king of reggae music. “ Bob Marley 's original name was Robert Nesta Marley but his middle and last names were swapped away after a comment was made that Nesta was seen as a girl's name.” ( clashmusic.com) Bob was a revolutionary icon to the Africa continent and with his intense lyrics have touched many lives; spreading love and equality messages.
From the love of a black 18 year old Cedella Booker , and an older white man , Captain Norval Sinclair Marley, Bob was born on …show more content…
Ann Parish a little pace up in the hills in the country side of Jamaica. Cedella, Bob's mother was African ancestry young lady who was born in Rhoden Hall . “A shy, unassuming Christian young girl, who was known for her lovely singing voice.” ( rasta-man-vibration.com) She meet Bob' father Captain Norval Marley a white older man in nine miles. Norval Sinclair Marley, was a captain of the English army and 32 years older than Cedella. He became really good friend with Bob's grandfather and felt in love with Cedella. They started having a relationship against a Captain Norval's family will . “ He told me he loved me and I belived he did” says Cedella (Carlton books). They got married 1944 and in 1945 Robert Nesta Marley came in this world . Although not abandon his wife and child financially , the captain was an absent father . Captain Norval took Bob Marley to live in Kingston and promissed Cedella to give a better life to their son …show more content…
Nine miles wasnt a place with a lot of civilize activities. Electricity was not available and those areas . Looking for a better life When he was 8 years old, Cedella ,They moved to the capital Kingston, and settled in Trench Town, one of the most impressive slums of the island. They joined Toddy Livingstone the father of Bunny, his best friend from early childhood in the village of Nine Miles . Later Livingston's father and Marley's mother became involved, and they all lived together for a time in Kingston, according to Christopher John Farley's Before the Legend: The Rise of Bob Marley. Cedella worked as a maid and struggled to provide Bob a good education. “ In Kingston Bob was known by the natives as the “white boy”.(clashmusic.com) . Due to his mixed race heritage, Bob suffered bullying by local residents

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