I speak of freedom: A statement of African ideology

by Kwame Nkrumah

The main theme of the book which is made up of selections from Nkrumah's speeches linked by his own narrative is Ghana's political freedom followed by economic development and social regeneration. But as an ardent proponent of African unity Nkurmah sees the independence of Ghana as incomplete unless it is linked up with the liberation of other territories in Africa

Genres: Africa, Nonfiction, Politics, Race, History, Anti Racist, African Literature

291 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Kwame Nkrumah PC was a Ghanaian politician and revolutionary. He was the first prime minister and president of Ghana, having led it to independence from Britain in 1957. An influential advocate of Pan-Africanism, Nkrumah was a founding member of the Organization of African Unity and winner of the Lenin Peace Prize in 1962.

Reviews

[Harinarayanan Nair · Rating 3 out of 5]

Upon his return to the Gold Coast after 12 years of expatriate life , Kwame Nkrumah who was famous for his work with West African unity and destruction of colonialism was asked to take over as the General Secretary of the United Gold Coast Convention(UGCC), an organization which aimed for independence from British. Evidently UGCC was a lackadaisical organization which mainly composed of professionals and businessmen and lacked acceptance among compatriots. Soon after the World War 2 , Nkrumah noticed the Economic cataclysm the world is going through and being an avid follower of the circumstances across the world, he tried to dominate on this situation. Also influenced by the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian Independence movement , he tried to enfold on “internal self-government” as a matter of fact addressing a crowd of almost two thousand people and gaining a massive support from them. He tried to link the economic crisis in Gold cost with the political situation, being a natural orator he found immense success in doing so. He also realised the people in Gold Coast were not organized and most of chiefs aligned towards the Government since they found them mightier and the only way through which they can get Chiefs on their side is by becoming more organized and structured.

[Michael’ · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven’t read all of it but it seems alright.

[Ben]

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