Typed draft with notes and corrections of a speech given to Nkrumah, prime minister of Ghana, apologies for not being able to travel to Ghana due to passport issues; Du Bois wishes to send words of advice for the future of Ghana and Africa; Du Bois firmly asserts that Ghana must emerge as a representative of Africa, especially of Black Africa; suggests a movement of Black men for Pan-Africanism with a new series of Pan-Africanism Congresses which would stress peace. Du Bois gives the Prime Minister the title of "President of the Pan-African Congress." See also mums312-b146-i351.
Authors
- Collection
- W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
- Format
- Speeches Drafts (documents) Manuscripts
- Pages
- 9 p.
- Place Discussed
- Ghana
- Provider
- Digital Commonwealth
- Published in
- Ghana
- Reference
- Local other: mums312-b205-i041
- Rights
- Contact host institution for more information. All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/d98680ab8e3b48f5769a7b93de98df9b
