KORSAH, K. A.
SIR KOBINA ARKU KORSAH Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (April 3, 1894 – January 25, 1967), was the first African chief justice of the Gold Coast (1956-57), and the first chief justice of Ghana (1957-63) after independence. He was influential in national political life from about 1928 onwards. He was born at Saltpond, a fishing port […]
KONNY, J.
JOHN KONNY John Konny (c. 1660-1732), or Conny, of Pokoso or Prince’s Town, 27 mi (43 km) west-south-west of Takoradi, in the state of Ahanta, lying between the Ankobra and Pra rivers in the coastal region of what is now Ghana, is reputed to have been the most prominent merchant prince on the Gold Coast […]
PADMORE, G
GEORGE PADMORE George Padmore (1903-September 23, 1959), born Malcolm Ivan Meredith Nurse, called the “father of African emancipation”, was one of a number of talented West Indians who helped shape African events in the 20th century. He played an active role in developing the Pan- African and black labour movements from the 1930s onwards and was […]
