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Title Liberate Your Mind: Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah's Influence on Contemporary Pan-African Consciousness in the USA
Full text https://doi.org/10.1007/s12111-022-09572-8; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12111-022-09572-8#citeas; http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/38164
Date 2022
Author(s) Frehiwo, M.; McGhee, C.; Aduako, H.B.
Abstract Research Article - This article interrogates the influence of Ghana and Kwame Nkrumah on the development of contemporary Pan-African consciousness in the USA. The research occurred between December 2018 and January 2020 in Accra Ghana, Washington, DC, and the San-Francisco Bay Area. The study included in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and participatory observation at Pan-African events such as Kwanzaa, PANAFEST, and African Liberation Day. The findings suggest the development of Pan-African consciousness is obtained through engagement and interaction with historical and contemporary Pan-African leaders. Two main themes emerged they are (1) Linkages exist between the development of Pan-African consciousness among the Diaspora and Kwame Nkrumah and Ghana's historical role in the Pan-African Movement, and (2) Pan-African institutions that engage in political education contribute to exposing the Diaspora to Pan-African consciousness.
Subject(s) Pan-Africanism; Diaspora; Consciousness; Kwame Nkrumah; Ghana
Language en
Publisher Springer
Type of publication Article
Repository Accra - University of Ghana
Added to C-A: 2022-07-14;07:18:50