Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah PCled Ghana to independence from Britain in 1957 and served as its first prime minister and president. Nkrumah first gained power as leader of the colonial Gold Coast, and held it until he was deposed in 1966...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 September 1909
CountryGhana
Kwame Nkrumah quotes about
action blind empty
Action without thought is empty. Thought without action is blind.
gentleman development slavery
Capitalism is a development by refinement from feudalism, just as feudalism is development by refinement from slavery . Capitalism is but the gentlemen's method of slavery.
earth soil colonialism
Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism . Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil continue to enrich, not Africans predominantly, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa’s impoverishment.
influence force greater
The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.
ghana independence liberation
The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked-up with the total liberation of the African Continent
socialist-government people black
The total liberation and unification of Africa under an All-African Socialist Government must be the primary objective of all Black revolutionaries throughout the world. It is an objective which when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the triumph of the international socialist revolution.
philosophy book fire
Of all literature I studied, the book that did more than any other to fire my enthusiasm was Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey.
attitude men faces
The traditional face of Africa includes an attitude towards man which can only be described as being socialist
self government quiet
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
long degradation conscious
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, Marcus Garvey fought for African national and racial equality.