Fighting Racism on the World Stage: Emperor Hailee Selassie  by Onjoli Palmer Hailee Selassie, the last crowned Ethiopian emperor whose unrelenting dedication to reform, resistance to fascist powers, and allegiance to African unity forged the path for him to be seen as a renowned world leader. Although for some, Selassie is considered a character with colorful notoriety due to his partisanship for absolute monarchy in which he and only he was considered the main governmental power 1 .  Though he was a monarch, he exercised the tools of democracy to protect the interests of his country on the world stage. On two occasions, nearly thirty years apart, he presented impassioned speeches at both the League of Nations and the UN attempting to appeal to the common humanity between Ethiopians and greater society. During both addresses, he argued for Ethiopia's right to exercise sovereign equality against invasive European powers and racial discrimination towards African nation...