Heavenly birthday wishes Kwame Nkrumah! Born September 21, 1909, Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumah was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence from the United Kingdom. He was then the first prime minister and then the president of Ghana, from 1957 until 1966. He died in 1972. Here are a few of his notable works:
Heavenly birthday wishes Joel Augustus Rogers (J. A. Rogers)! Born September 6, 1880, Joel Augustus Rogers was a Jamaican-American author, journalist, and professional historian who focused on the history of Africa; as well as the African diaspora. After settling in the United States in 1906, he lived in Chicago and then New York City. He died in 1966. He authored the following books:
Also born January 26, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima was a literary critic, a linguist, an anthropologist and has made a name in all three fields. More information about Dr. Van Sertima can be found here.
Born January 1, 1915, John Henrik Clarke was a historian, professor, and Afrocentrist. He wrote and co-wrote many books on Africa and African history. Some of his more prominent works are:
Book 1: Christopher Columbus and the Afrikan Holocaust
Book 2: African People in World History
Book 3: Who Betrayed the African Revolution?
Cheikh Anta Diop was born December 29 in Senegal. He was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race’s origins and pre-colonial African culture. His seminal and classic book:
The African Origin of Civilization
