Editing Haile Selassie (section)

=== Public opinion and media depiction ===
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During the early years of his reign, especially in the 1930s and 1940s when Fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia, media coverage of Selassie was predominantly positive. He was portrayed as a hero resisting fascist forces and a symbol of hope for Africa, aligning with the Allies during [[World War II]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reston|first=James|date=13 July 1940|title=British Recognize Ethiopia as Ally; Promise to Release Country From Italian Domination if the War Is Won; Back Haile Selissie Rule Army Heads in East Africa Seek to Coordinate Efforts of Tribal Chiefs for Attack Reversal of 1938 Position 200,000 Ethiopian Fighters Ready|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1940/07/13/archives/british-recognize-ethiopia-as-ally-promise-to-release-country-from.html}}</ref> In 1935, during the invasion, he was even named ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's "Man of the Year".<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=1935|title=Person of the Year|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> [[British Pathé]] reported that Selassie's return was "As an Emperor returns and triumphs to his people."<ref>{{Cite news|date=1941|title=The Emperor returns to Addis Ababa|work=British Pathe|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/136286/}}</ref> During one of his interviews with ''[[Meet the Press]]'' during a 1963 state visit to the U.S., a time when the [[Civil Rights movement]] was in full swing, Selassie condemned [[Racism|race-based]] oppression and advocated for [[Pan-African]] unity.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Selassie|last2=Cousins|last3=Daniel|last4=Frederick|last5=Freudenheim|last6=Spivak|first1=Haile|first2=Norman|first3=Clifton|first4=Pauline|first5=Milton|first6=Lawrence|date=1972|title=Meet the Press : Sunday, October 6, 1963 with guest His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia|url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/meet-the-press-sunday-october-6-1963-with-guest-his-imperial-majesty-haile-selassie-i-emperor-of-ethiopia/oclc/60342669|website=[[WorldCat]]}}</ref> However, media responses were mixed. [[NBC News]] ridiculed the visit months later, prompting ''[[The New York Times]]'' to defend the Ethiopian Emperor, questioning NBC's intent and criticizing its insensitivity. The paper remarked that "NBC News cannot afford to be a handmaiden of the [[United States Department of State|State Department]]" and asked what "civilized purpose" was served by ridiculing the visit, to the probable embarrassment of Ethiopian diplomats in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 March 1964|title=TV: A Question of Taste; N.B.C. Documentary Comes Close to Ridiculing Selassie's 1963 State Visit|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/04/archives/tv-a-question-of-taste-nbc-documentary-comes-close-to-ridiculing.html|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Vestal|first=Theodore M.|date=2009|title=The Lion of Judah at Camelot: U.S. Foreign Policy Towards Ethiopia as Reflected in the Second State Visit of Emperor Haile Selassie to the United States|volume=4|issue=1/2|pages=135–152|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27828908|journal=International Journal of Ethiopian Studies|jstor=27828908}}</ref>

During the 1950s, when the [[Silver Jubilee]] of the Emperor's reign was celebrated, he adopted the [[1955 Constitution of Ethiopia|1955 Constitution]] which legally gave more democratic rights to the public, and legally restricted the monarch's power. Following the end of World War II, Selassie sought to limit the influence of the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]]. During the 1950s, he was widely regarded as a modernizing and capable leader in Ethiopia.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Arnold|first=Percy|date=August 1965|title=Haile Selassie I: the Conquering Lion by Leonard Mosley London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-modern-african-studies/article/abs/haile-selassie-i-the-conquering-lion-by-leonard-mosley-london-weidenfeld-nicolson-1964-pp-iv-279-36s/9266620775A8FF0BB364A78B9DCC364F|journal=The Journal of Modern African Studies|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|volume=3|issue=2|pages=314–315|doi=10.1017/S0022278X0002382X|url-access=registration}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=David|first=Talbot|title=Haile Selassie I: Silver Jubilee|publisher=W.P. van Stockum|year=1955|isbn=978-0-9793619-3-7|location=Ethiopia|language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Keller|first=Edmond J.|date=2010|title=Constitutionalism, Citizenship and Political Transitions in Ethiopia: Historic and Contemporary Process|url=https://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/polisci/faculty/keller/papers/SelectedPub/Constitutionalism_2010.pdf|journal=UCLA World Press|pages=66–67}}</ref> In the 1970s, due to [[1973 oil crisis|economic turmoil]] and a famine, Selassie's reputation suffered. Mass protests broke out against his reign. It was widely believed he should abdicate due to his [[old age]] and failed land reform policy. These factors ultimately led to his removal from power.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bellucci|first=Stefano|date=18 September 2022|title=The 1974 Ethiopian Revolution at 40: Social, Economic, and Political Legacies|url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/622235/pdf|journal=Northeast African Studies|volume=16|issue=1|pages=1–13|doi=10.14321/nortafristud.16.1.0001|s2cid=148384238}}</ref>

Selassie's legacy remains a topic of debate. He played a leading role in founding [[Addis Ababa University]] and the [[Organisation of African Unity]], the latter of which would later become the [[African Union]]. He was also a prominent anti-colonial leader.<ref>Pearce, Jeff, (18 July 2017). ''Prevail : the inspiring story of Ethiopia's victory over Mussolini's invasion, 1935–1941''. {{ISBN|978-1-5107-1865-4}}. {{OCLC|954669620}}.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=15 May 2020|title=The last emperor of Ethiopia: Haile Selassie's legacy remains divisive|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20200515-revisited-the-last-emperor-of-ethiopia-haile-selassie-s-legacy-remains-divisive|website=[[France 24]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2019|title=Commemorating Haile Selassie's Pan-African Legacy|work=[[Ethiopian News Agency]]|url=https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/en_6148}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=15 June 2018|title=Haile Selassie – Ethiopia's 'Lion of Judah'|url=https://www.dw.com/en/haile-selassie-ethiopias-lion-of-judah/a-44009647|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615192031/https://www.dw.com/en/haile-selassie-ethiopias-lion-of-judah/a-44009647|archive-date=15 June 2018|work=[[Deutsche Welle]]}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine listed him among the most important figures in political history, placing him in the "Top 25 Political Icons" of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Top 25 Political Icons|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,2046285,00.html|website=[[Time Magazine]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 February 2011|title=Mahatma Gandhi tops TIME's list of top 25 political icons|url=https://www.ndtv.com/photos/news/mahatma-gandhi-tops-times-list-of-top-25-political-icons-9100#photo-116126|work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref>[[File:1961EthiopianBirr.JPG|thumb|Old [[Ethiopian birr|Ethiopian Birr]] depicting Haile Selassie over bank notes rarely circulating in Ethiopia|left]]In 1997, Selassie was mentioned in the [[Ween]] song ''[[Mutilated Lips]]''. In 2001, Ethiopian pop star [[Teddy Afro]] released a song titled "Haile Selassie", depicting its namesake in a nationalistic light.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Eyre|first=Banning|date=7 June 2007|title=Teddy Afro, the New Reggae God of Ethiopia|url=https://www.npr.org/2007/06/07/10819101/teddy-afro-the-new-reggae-god-of-ethiopia|publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Gardner|first=Tom|date=13 July 2017|title=Teddy Afro, Ethiopia's biggest pop star: 'Because of our government, our country is divided'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/13/teddy-afro-ethiopias-biggest-pop-star-because-of-our-government-our-country-is-divided|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

Selassie appears as a leader of Ethiopia in ''[[Civilization V: Gods and Kings]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thegamer.com/sid-meier-civilization-v-best-leaders-ranked/|title=Civilization V: The 13 Best Civ 5 Leaders, Ranked|last=Johns|first=Hodey|date=9 April 2021|access-date=1 December 2024|publisher=The Gamer}}</ref>

In 2021, a false headline had circulated of Queen [[Elizabeth II]] and [[Prince Philip]] bowing down to Selassie and his wife during the Queen's state visit to Ethiopia at [[Jubilee Palace (Ethiopia)|Jubilee Palace]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Swenson |first=Ali |date=20 September 2022 |title=Queen Elizabeth II not pictured bowing to Ethiopian emperor |url=https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-queen-elizabeth-not-bowing-ethiopia-179342106838 |work=[[Associated Press]] |agency=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=24 March 2021 |title=Photo does not show Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip bowing to Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and Empress Menen Asfaw |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-selassie-elizabethii/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-queen-elizabeth-ii-and-prince-philip-bowing-to-ethiopian-emperor-haile-selassie-and-empress-menen-asfaw-idUSL1N2LM26S/ |work=[[Reuters]] |agency=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Neguede |first=Amanuel |date=24 February 2021 |title=British monarch's first visit to Ethiopia came 10 years after this photo was taken |url=https://factcheck.afp.com/british-monarchs-first-visit-ethiopia-came-10-years-after-photo-was-taken |work=[[Agence France-Presse]] |agency=}}</ref> A documentary titled ''Grandpa Was an Emperor'' was released by Selassie's granddaughter in 2021, showcasing the life of the Ethiopian royal family.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Documentary puts focus on close relatives of Ethiopia's last emperor |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0b63mc9 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Friel|first=Mikhaila|date=3 June 2023|title=Yeshi Kassa, the great-granddaughter of Ethiopia's last emperor, said the late Queen Elizabeth privately supported her new documentary about the horrors her family faced in prison and exile|work=[[Business Insider]]|url=https://www.insider.com/yeshi-kassa-grandpa-was-an-emperor-documentary-queen-elizabeth-2023-6}}</ref> In the 2024 biopic ''[[Bob Marley: One Love]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 March 2024|title=In 'Bob Marley: One Love' film, what's his faith? And why is marijuana deemed holy to the Rastafari?|url=https://apnews.com/article/bob-marley-one-love-movie-rastafari-faith-2a46a81116b42906e8b282cde31ee900#:~:text=Rastafari%20followers%20believe%20the%20use%20of%20marijuana%20is,place%20it%20in%20fires%20as%20a%20burnt%20offering.|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Selassie is depicted in Rastafarian religious lore.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hoffman|first=Jordan|date=14 February 2024|title=5 Essential Bob Marley Facts That Didn't Make It into One Love|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/bob-marley-one-love-stories-not-in-movie|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Giorgis|first=Hannah|date=17 February 2024|title=The Missing Piece of the Bob Marley Biopic|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/02/bob-marley-one-love-review/677500/|url-access=subscription|work=[[The Atlantic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240217132142/https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2024/02/bob-marley-one-love-review/677500/|archive-date=17 February 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=O'Sullivan|first=Michael|date=12 February 2024|title=Bob Marley biopic turns a complicated subject into the Messiah|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2024/02/12/bob-marley-one-love-movie-review/|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> There is a part where Selassie, whilst riding a horse, takes alongside him a young [[Bob Marley]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Abdulbaki|first=Mae|date=15 February 2024|title=Bob Marley: One Love Ending Explained|url=https://screenrant.com/bob-marley-one-love-ending-explained/ |work=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>

Selassie has been depicted by photographers, artists, and sculptors such as [[Edward Bainbridge Copnall|Edward Copnall]], [[Beulah Woodard]], [[Jacob Epstein]], [[William H. Johnson (artist)|William H. Johnson]], [[Yevonde Middleton]] and [[Alvin Gittins]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia|url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw143535/Haile-Selassie-I-Emperor-of-Ethiopia?LinkID=mp06547&sText=madame+yevonde&OConly=true&displayNo=60&wPage=4&rNo=269|website=[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Portrait Of Haile Selassie I, Emperor Of Ethiopia (1892–1975) Wearing The Order Of The Garter By Edward Bainbridge Copnall 1907–1973|url=https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/142519/portrait-of-haile-selassie-i-emperor-of-ethiopia-1892-1975-wearing-the-order-of-the-garter-by-edward-bainbridge-copnall-19071973/|website=Selling Antiques}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mask of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie by artists Beulah Woodward, Los Angeles|date=September 1935|url=https://calisphere.org/item/ark:/21198/zz00254wdq/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Haile Selassie|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/haile-selassie-32430|website=[[Smithsonian American Art Museum]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/228352|title=Haile Selassie (1892–1975) &#124; Harvard Art Museums|website=harvardartmuseums.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Utah Stories|date=21 September 2011|title=Joseph Smith Portrait by Alvin Gittins|url=https://utahstories.com/2011/09/utah-art-masters-and-their-influence/gittins-joseph-smith_h_opt/|access-date=26 August 2023|website=utahstories.com}}</ref>