Ghana

The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah

By: Kwame Nkrumah

"No race, no people, no nation can exist freely and be respected at home and abroad without political freedom,� writes Ghanaian prime minister Kwame Nkrumah in his 1957 autobiography. From humble beginnings in a small village, Nkrumah left Africa to be educated abroad, where he met other pan-Africanists who shaped his political understanding. From the time he returned home to the Gold Coast then a British colony his story became one with the his country's struggle for independence.
Witnessing earlier attempts at West African nationalism that failed to support the masses, and believing that a colonial authority would be more likely to relinquish power to a well-organized government supported by a majority of Ghana's population, he formed the Convention People's Party "as the democratic instrument of the people's will and aspirations.�
Here Dr. Nkrumah shares his life and evolving political philosophy over his several-year journey toward becoming the first prime minister and then president of the newly independent Ghana. His embrace of nonviolence and promotion of Pan-African unity earned him the moniker "the African Nehru.� Writing in his autobiography, he states, "Our example must inspire and strengthen those who are still under foreign domination.�
Nkrumah's passion for the independence of his people and for neighboring African states infuses this book with inspiration. Still relevant after six decades, this lucid, personal recounting of a pivotal moment in African political history is instrumental to understanding the challenges facing today's evolving African society.

356 pages, 32 pages of photographs, map, appendices

ISBN:

9781635619133 (Hardcover)

9781635619126 (Paperback)