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Independence Movement

Architects of Freedom: The Big Six and the Genesis of Ghana's Independence

Gold Coast / Ghana β€” Accra, Kumasi, Eastern Region, Western Region1947-19668 min read5 chapters

  • Kwame Nkrumah
  • J.B. Danquah
  • UGCC
  • Gold Coast
  • Independence Movement
  • 1948 Riots
  • Accra
  • Colonialism
  • African Nationalism
  • CPP
  • Watson Commission
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Chapter 1

The Dawn of Nationalism: Setting the Gold Coast Stage (1947)

Explores the socio-political landscape of the Gold Coast after World War II, the rise of nationalist sentiments, and the formation of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) as the first broad-based political party advocating for self-governance.

Sources & References

  1. Nkrumah, Kwame. Ghana: The Autobiography of Kwame Nkrumah. Panaf Books, 1957.
  2. Padmore, George. The Gold Coast Revolution: The Struggle of an African People from Slavery to Freedom. Dennis Dobson, 1953.
  3. Boahen, A. Adu. Ghana: Evolution and Change in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Longman, 1975.
  4. Birmingham, David. The Decolonization of Africa. Ohio University Press, 1995.
  5. Watson Commission Report (Report of the Commission of Enquiry into Disturbances in the Gold Coast). His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1948.

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