Fitz Balintine Pettersburg The Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy - Paperback

by W. Gabriel Selassie I. Ph. D. (Author)

Dr. W. Gabriel Selassie I presents a biblical and theological exegesis of The Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy (RPS). The RPS was written during the 1920's by Fitz Balintine Pettersburg. The text is primarily of historical significance as a source of Black spiritual thought during the Third Great Awakening (1850-1960). For Rastafari, it is considered a revered spiritual root document along with R.A. Rogers' The Holy Piby. The RPS was the inspiration for early Rastafari preacher Leonard Howell's The Promised Key. Foremost, the RPS argues against the White colonial power structure that dominated world politics at the turn of the 20th century and the rise of the Kingdom of Ethiopia with Black men and women at its center. Today it is studied by Rastafari and Black biblical scholars worldwide.

Author Biography

W. Gabriel Selassie I is the Ralph Bunche Professor of U.S. History and African American Studies at the Los Angeles City College. He holds a doctorate in history from the Claremont Graduate School and masters degrees in African American studies from UCLA and theology from the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of biblical exegesis of The Holy Piby and The Promised Key.