Oath to the ancestors

Words by Dr. Ishakamusa Barashango Music and vocals by the Young Messengerrzz. https://web.archive.org/web/20060717002644/http://www.youngmessengerrzz.com/id113.html Oh Ancestors!!! Blacker than a thousand midnights. African ancestors!!! It is to you, we your children, give respect and honor. O Ancestors! We call upon You and welcome you in this place. Afrikan Ancestors! Let your presence fill this place. O Ancestors! Who have been purposely excluded from the history books, so that the world would not know of your greatness. Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave civilization to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave the arts to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave music to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave the sciences to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave mathematics to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave medicine to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave literature to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave philosophy to the world… Our Afrikan Ancestors! Who gave God consciousness to the world… O Ancestors! We thank you for devoting your life to make a future for us, your children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Now stand with us, strengthen us, guide us, teach us, and protect us from the snare of our enemies! Rise up, O Afrikan Ancestors, and let our enemies be scattered And give us the wisdom and the boldness to deal with our oppressors and those who would hinder the liberation and empowerment of our people. Rise up, O Afrikan Ancestors, and live in us. We will not fail to honor you! We will not fail to respect you! We will not fail to hear you! And we will Not betray you! ASE' STARRING: Dr. John Henrik Clarke Dr. Ben Dr Chancellor James Williams Mentuhotep I Yaa Asantewaa Yuya father of Queen Tiye Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard III Jaja of Opobo, Nigeria Dr. George G.M. James Imhotep Robert Nesta (Bob) Marley Dr. Lloyd Quarterman Benjamin Banneker Dr. Vivian Thomas Poetess Vivian Wheatley Marcus Mosiah Garvey Listervelt Middleton Fannie Lou Hamer Tutankhamen of Kemet Congressman Dr. Adam Clayton Powell Khufu of Kemet Harriet Tubman Ras Tafari aka Haile Selassie I Olaudah Equiano Drusilla Dunjee Houston Dred Scott Frederick Douglas Iyoba Idia Esigie of Benin, Nigeria Reverend Dr. Ishakmusa Barashango Negusa Nagast Menelik II Narmer Menes of Kemet Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Ralph David Abernathy Malik el-Hajj Shabazz