OPOKU WARE
OPOKU WARE Opoku Ware (circa 1700-1750), who ruled from 1720-1750, was probably the greatest of the 18th century Asante warrior kings. Under his leadership, Asante defeated the state of Akyem and became the predominant power in the Gold Coast. He was the grandson of the sister of Osei Tutu (q.v.), the founder of the Asante […]
NANA OFORI ATTA II
NANA OFORI ATTA II Nana Ofori Atta II (March 13, 1899 – September 13, 1973) was Okyehene (paramount chief of Akyem Abuakwa, a state to the northwest of Accra) from 1943-1973. He is best remembered for his bold efforts to free chieftaincy from some of the obsolete customs and taboos which still tie it to […]
DU BOIS, W. E. B.
WILLIAM EDWARD BURGHARDT DU BOIS Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was the most outstanding of the Afro-American militant civil rights leaders at the beginning of the 20th century, and was the scholar who, in 1909, conceived the idea of an Encyclopaedia Africana. He was born in Great Barrington, […]
JAMES E.K. AGGREY
DR. JAMES EMMAN KWEGYIR AGGREY Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18th, 1875-July 30, 1927) was a pioneer of higher education for Africans who was an inspiration for his contemporaries, and who promoted mutual respect between black and white communities in Africa and United States. His wise sayings are still quoted as proverbs on Ghana. […]
KWAME NKRUMAH
KWAME NKRUMAH Kwame Nkrumah (c. September 21, 1909- April 27, 1972) led the Gold Coast to independence in 1957 as the state of Ghana, and thereafter, first as prime minister (1957-1960) and then as president (1960-1966), was the dominant figure in its policies. An able political organiser, he was the subject of acute controversy both […]
