Monolulu claimed to be a chief of the Falasha tribe of Abyssinia .
The reality is that Monolulu was born in St Croix , Danish West Indies ( now part of the United States Virgin Islands ) .
Monolulu claimed to be a chief of the Falasha tribe of Abyssinia , but the reality is that he was born in St Croix , Danish West Indies ( now part of the United States Virgin Islands ) .