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In the Words of Kwame Nkrumah...

Monday September 1, 2008
"To the African, the European settler, whether living in South Africa, Kenya, Angola, or anywhere else in Africa, is an intruder, an alien who has seized African land. No amount of arguing about the so-called benefits of European rule can alter the fundamental right of Africans to order their own affairs."
"Freedom is not a commodity which is 'given' to the enslaved upon demand. It is a precious reward, the shining trophy of struggle and sacrifice."
From Africa Must Unite by Kwame Nkrumah, 1963.

Comments

September 2, 2008 at 3:40 pm
(1) Kristian Meridian says:

That is so true. Freedom is not something you obtain. But you are born with it. But as for the European, I read all the time here in the U.S. that White want an all White “homeland”. To this I say, they had a native, all White homeland. It was (is) called EUROPE. No one forced them to leave and “colonize” other parts of the world. So now that so-called “multi-culturalism” is a reality and the European is quickly becoming a “minority”,paranoia strikes deep. Now they are wanting an all White “homeland”. How much is enough? “The grave and hell are NEVER full”.

September 25, 2008 at 5:56 pm
(2) Lassana Sanogo says:

Nkrumah, to me an many african you men, is an icon. He became an international symbol of freedom as the leader of the first black African country to shake off the chains of colonial rule.
Today we pay him tribute for his great contribution to our freedom.

lassana Sanogo

June 1, 2009 at 2:29 pm
(3) aneke says:

no one can deny the importance of african unity as advocated by kwameh nkrumah in the early years of african independence. lets call it a collective business please.

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