AFRICA'S A HEAVYWEIGHT BOXER

Africa could be like the world's first Black boxing heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson. He beat all-comers from everywhere because he was strong.

That was the powerful message of pan-African icon Marcus Garvey, re-enacted in this clip by Guyana-born performer Ron Bobb-Semple.

The profound statement is simple. Africa can grow to be an unbeatable opponent if it is unified.

Semple is speaking at one of his famous one-man shows in New York in 1988.

And he really captures the spirit of Garvey, who was imprisoned by the U.S. government 70 years before.

Garvey's prosecution was the first of many substantial actions by former FBI Director Edgar Hoover against revolutionary Black leaders in the U.S.

This clip is testament to Garvey's influence on future generations.