Ongoing History Daily: The attempted assassination of Bob Marley
On December 4, 1976, Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt. On that night, seven gunmen burst into his house in Kingston, Jamaica. Bob, his wife Rita, and his manager were all injured in the attack.
What was the motive? Bob was an immensely powerful force in Jamaican politics and some people felt that Marley’s Rastafarian message was creating a problem for certain political factions.
Fortunately, all the injuries were minor, and Bob was able to perform at the Smile Jamaica concert a few days later. However, things were tense enough for him to move to the United States to record his next album.
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