One line from the song reads: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds.” On tour to support the album, Bob Marley and The Wailers traveled throughout Europe, playing in front of large crowds. The group also planned a series of concerts in the United States, but the group could play only two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, before Marley became ill. The cancer discovered earlier in his toe had spread throughout his body. Traveling to Europe, Bob Marley underwent unconventional treatment in Germany, and was subsequently able to fight off the cancer for months. It soon became clear that Marley didn’t have much longer to live, however, so the musician set out to return to his beloved Jamaica one last time. Sadly, he could not manage to complete the journey, dying in Miami, Florida, on May 11,
One line from the song reads: “Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds.” On tour to support the album, Bob Marley and The Wailers traveled throughout Europe, playing in front of large crowds. The group also planned a series of concerts in the United States, but the group could play only two concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, before Marley became ill. The cancer discovered earlier in his toe had spread throughout his body. Traveling to Europe, Bob Marley underwent unconventional treatment in Germany, and was subsequently able to fight off the cancer for months. It soon became clear that Marley didn’t have much longer to live, however, so the musician set out to return to his beloved Jamaica one last time. Sadly, he could not manage to complete the journey, dying in Miami, Florida, on May 11,