Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a powerful black revolutionary and racial leader who influenced many people in his time and continues to do so through reggae music. Many of Marcus Garvey's lessons and ideals have found voice in the lyrics of conscious reggae musicians of the past and present. From internationally renowned musicians such as Bob Marley and Burning Spear, to the music and lyrics of The Rastafari Elders, reggae musicians have found inspiration in Marcus Garvey. For many reggae musicians, their work goes beyond just music, it is a tool for teaching the masses. Peter Tosh at a concert in California explained to the audience why he was there: "Don't think that I came here for entertainment. I and I come for lightning, earthquakes and thunder in these places of destruction and injustice."2 Tosh and many musicians like him are taking reggae to the next level, where musicians are prophets of Garvey and Rasta. Much of the teachings of reggae are based on a Rastafarian view, as this is the religion of many conscious reggae musicians who preach Garvey's message. Rastafarianism owes a lot to Marcus Garvey, as he is considered the founder. The religion was born with the words "Look to Africa for the coronation of a black king."3 They waited and in 1930 the prophecy was fulfilled when Ras Tafari Mekonnen was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia and took the name Haile Selassie. Based on the Bible and their interpretations, Rastafarians found evidence to support their claim and a religion was born. Marcus Garvey is considered part of the Rastafari Trinity and "is second only to Haile Selassie,"4 the Rastafari god. Whether singing directly about Marcus Mosiah Garvey or Rastafarianism, reggae musicians are helping spread the teachings of this black prophet and revolutionary to millions of music listeners around the world. Marcus Garvey was born in 1887 in the parish of St. Ann in Jamaica. He came from a large, poor family, and due to lack of money, when he was fourteen Garvey left school and became a printer's apprentice. By the age of eighteen he had become a master printer. Garvey had always been a quick learner, and when he became foreman of a printing plant in Kingston, Jamaica's capital, he "continued his education by reading widely, taking advantage of the company library."5 However, Marcus Garvey's political feelings soon got in the way when the workers went on strike 1909.