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Independence Movement
Architects of Destiny: The Danquah-Nkrumah Rivalry and the Ideological Foundations of Ghanaian Independence
- J.B. Danquah
- Kwame Nkrumah
- UGCC
- CPP
- Gold Coast
- Independence Movement
- Pan-Africanism
- Constitutionalism
- Mass Mobilization
- Gold Coast Nationalism
- Political Rivalry
- Positive Action
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Chapter 1
The Intellectual Crucible: Early Lives and Shared Aspirations
Explores the early lives, education, and intellectual influences of J.B. Danquah and Kwame Nkrumah, highlighting their common desire for an independent Gold Coast despite their distinct backgrounds and formative experiences. Sets the stage for their eventual collaboration and subsequent divergence.
Sources & References
- Austin, Dennis. (1964). Politics in Ghana 1946-1960. Oxford University Press.
- Kimble, David. (1963). A Political History of Ghana: The Rise of Gold Coast Nationalism 1850-1928. Oxford University Press.
- Nkrumah, Kwame. (1957). Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah. Thomas Nelson & Sons.
- Danquah, J.B. (1944). The Akan Doctrine of God. Lutterworth Press.
- Rooney, David. (1988). Kwame Nkrumah: Vision and Tragedy. Sub-Saharan Publishers.
- Rathbone, Richard. (2000). Nkrumah and the Chiefs: The Politics of Chieftaincy in Ghana 1951-60. Ohio University Press.
- Boahen, Adu. (1989). The Ghanaian Sphinx: Reflections on the Contemporary History of Ghana. Sankofa Educational Publishers.
- Allman, Jean Marie. (1993). The Quills of the Porcupine: Asante Nationalism in Colonial Ghana. University of Wisconsin Press.
