BRUCE MAYROCK(1949 -1969) : THE BIAFRA UNKNOWN HERO Do you know him? Have you heard of the Story of this Great Legend & mar·tyr? He was a 20 Year Old Student of Columbia University from Old Westbury, New York, who burnt himself to death on the lawn of the United Nations building Headquarters to protest against the genocide been committed during the Nigeria- Biafra war with a big sign that reads; “YOU MUST STOP GENOCIDE! PLEASE SAVE NINE MILLION BIAFRANS”. Bruce Mayrock died about nine hours after he set himself on fire. Bruce Mayrock was born May 6, 1949 and he took his own life for my people- The Igbo People and the marginalized People of Old Eastern Region, whom he never met before in May 30, 1969. Just like Christ, Bruce Mayrock died so that Me and You(THE BIAFRANS) would be free from genocide, ethnic cleansing,marginalization,Oppression and so on and so forth. Do you think that the sacrificed he made would be in vain? Whats your Opinion of this Great Legend!
Posted on: Sun, 09 Mar 2014 06:41:39 +0000
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