Kwame Nkrumah

African continent in the world and how these predicaments are destroying the political economy of the people of Africa. The paper also examines the salience of Kwame Nkrumah’s call for the United States of Africa and how this call remains relevant today in the continents search for a place in global interdependence and interconnectedness. Kwame Nkrumah was president of Ghana in 1957 but overthrown by coupe de tat in 1966. His major preoccupation was for Africa to take its own hands (west). To…

on March 6, 1957, and only the fourth to gain independence from British rule. Formerly known as the Gold Coast, Ghana was and is still know for its riches, which ere gold, diamonds, and cocoa. One very influential pioneer political leader was Kwame Nkrumah who helped, not only Ghana, but also many African nations in their endeavor in decolonizing Africa. As many countries, which are just getting their footing after being ruled by a mother country, Ghana had to deal with many issues, economically…

was very successful when viewed by the 21st century because they acquired their independence. Africans stayed strong throughout the colonization period and with the words of Kwame Nkrumah, “A union of African states will project more effectively the African personality. It will command more respect from a world…” (qtd. in Kwame x-xii). Therefore, with unity a group of people or a nation can overcome any dispute no matter the size. Africa faced many difficulties during the 19th and 20th…

What it means to be black can vary depending on the individual. One may see being black as being negative, while others like Zora Neale Hurston see being black in a positive way. In Hurston’s essay “How It Feels to Be Colored Me,” she explores the discovery of her identity and self-pride through her descriptions which employ imagery, figurative language, and colorful diction. An individual does not need to be black in order to feel black nor is a black person obligated to feel black. For…

plagues uneducated or poor Africans in the continent. In terms of Nkrumah, his Pan-African ideologies were rooted in assisting the working class in order to create an equal, socialist Africa. In A Call to the Workers of Ghana, Nkrumah states, “…It is time to organise the trade unions for a general strike simultaneously with a military coup to overthrow the NLC and liberate Ghana from the clutches of neo-colonialism.” Nkrumah finds that any movement towards class struggle should have the…

What if the country you lived in was colonized? What does colonialism even mean? It means that other countries are trying to take over your country. In the film hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina didn’t take that so he tried to stop it and he eventually stopped it. Did you know that Paul Rusesabagina risked his life just to save 1,268 people from dying. And its not cool how nearly a million Tutsi died by their heritage by the rivals Hutus. But that’s not the important stuff, the important stuff…

movements between the World Wars and of Africa’s new, self-governing nations which were created after World War II. Mass political parties emerged from the postwar period. Most notably are the Convention People’s Party in the Gold Coast, led by Kwame Nkrumah, and the African Democratic Assembly, with members from various French African colonies, under the leadership of Felix Houphouet-Boigny. Houphout-Boigny would later become the first president of the Ivory Coast. Also, different movements…

Introduction Pan-Africanism is an important concept within the theory of nationalism that was conceived of at the end of the 19th century and remains to be a vital component in a variety of ways pertaining to Africa. Pan-Africanism was a tool in the struggle against colonialism utilized by at first, members of the African Diaspora and later by people and groups within Africa in their struggle for independence. The ability of the African people to unify was seen as integral in their efforts to…

a global fight for liberation. Minorities united against oppression. However, as the struggle progressed activists shifted focus toward national goals. Activists critiqued African nations they once idolized. Leaders like Shirley Graham Du Bois and Kwame Ture, questioned their own beliefs and the success of the struggle. There was a transition from political connection to social division. As a result, localized movements like the Black Power movement took…

Introduction to Analyzing Arguments: On Lies My Teacher Told Me Lies My Teacher Told Me a nonfiction book by James W. Loewen goes over the topic of American history, and throughout the book explains and provides evidence as to how history in the US is glorified and ignores important pieces of information that would expose the flaws with many of US events, and VIPs. In addition, Loewen describes how American textbooks can often set back students, holding them from learning the truth about their…