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* Inviting Edward Seaga and Micheal Manley to join him on stage during one of his concerts, then joining their hands together. At the time, the two men were the leaders of Jamaica's opposing political parties. Violence between these two parties has plagued Jamaica for decades, so seeing their leaders join hands like this was a truly stunning moment.

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* Inviting The One Love Peace Concert, April 22, 1978. Bob summoned Edward Seaga and Micheal Manley to join him on stage during one of his concerts, then joining their hands together. At the time, the two men were Manley, the leaders of Jamaica's opposing political parties. Violence between these two parties has plagued Jamaica for decades, so seeing (Jamaican Labour Party and People's National Party), to join him on stage, then joined their hands together. Both parties had employed street gangs and pitted them against each other, but it was the gangs themselves who sought peace and organized the show, believing only Marley could inspire the people to come together. Seeing their leaders join hands like this was a truly stunning moment.moment. Much of the violence continued, with CIA-backed Seaga taking charge in October 1980, but the seeds of peace had been sown.
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* A concert given in Africa was disrupted by a riot. When the police dispelled tear gas into the crowd, most of the musicians and backup singers fled the stage, suffering the ill effects. Marley kept right on singing, somehow completely unaffected.

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* A concert given in Africa Zimbabwe to celebrate the country's newfound independence was disrupted by a riot. When the police dispelled tear gas into the crowd, most of the musicians and backup singers fled the stage, suffering the ill effects. Marley kept right on singing, somehow completely unaffected.
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* Inviting Edward Seaga and Micheal Manley to join him on stage during one of his concerts, then joining their hands together. At the time, the two men where the leaders of Jamaica's opposing political parties. Violence between these two parties has plagued Jamaica for decades, so seeing their leaders join hands like this was a truly stunning moment.

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* Inviting Edward Seaga and Micheal Manley to join him on stage during one of his concerts, then joining their hands together. At the time, the two men where were the leaders of Jamaica's opposing political parties. Violence between these two parties has plagued Jamaica for decades, so seeing their leaders join hands like this was a truly stunning moment.
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* A concert given in Africa was disrupted by a riot. When the police dispelled tear gas into the crowd, most of the musicians and backup singers fled the stage, suffering the ill effects. Marley kept right on singing, somehow completely unaffected.
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* His final concert, where despite his body being riddled with cancer, he performed flawlessly for several hours, including two encores.

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* His final concert, where despite his body being riddled with cancer, he performed flawlessly for several hours, including two encores.encores.
* In 1976, Bob, his wife and his manager were attacked by gunmen in his home two days before a scheduled concert, "Smile Jamaica," organized by then-Prime Minister of Jamaica, Michael Manley to cool tensions between two rival political factions. Despite being injured in the attack, Marley went right ahead and performed in the concert two days later.
--> "The people who are trying to make this world worse aren’t taking a day off. How can I?"
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* Inviting Edward Seaga and Micheal Manley to join him on stage during one of his concerts, then joining their hands together. At the time, the two men where the leaders of Jamaica's opposing political parties. Violence between these two parties has plagued Jamaica for decades, so seeing their leaders join hands like this was a truly stunning moment.
* His final concert, where despite his body being riddled with cancer, he performed flawlessly for several hours, including two encores.

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