Kwame Nkrumah Independence Speech That was Meant for the Whole of Africa
Speech · Anti-Colonialism & National Liberation · 03:01
Kwame Nkrumah
Summary
A recording of Kwame Nkrumah's iconic independence speech, delivered on the occasion of Ghana's liberation. He calls for African unity, the creation of an African personality and identity, and emphasizes that Ghana's independence is meaningless without the total liberation of the continent. The speech is a rallying cry for Pan-Africanism and anti-colonial struggle, urging Africans to wake up and prove their capability.
Transcript
Kwame Nkrumah: Welcome to Candid Africa, truthful and unapologetic. There is a new African in the world. That new African is ready to fight his own battle and show that after all, the black man is capable of managing all of us. And my last warning to you is that you all should stand firm behind us so that we can prove to the world that when the African is given a chance, he can show to the world that he is somebody. We are about waking. We shall no more go back to sleep anymore. We are going to demonstrate to the world, to the other nations, young as we are, that we are prepared to lay our own foundation. As I said in the assembly just a minute ago, I made it point that we are going to say that we create our own African personality and identity. It's the only way we can show the world that we are ready for our own battle. May I call upon you all that at this great day, let us all remember that nothing in the world can be done unless it has the proposed support of God. We have done the battle and we again rededicate ourselves not only in the struggle to emancipate other territories in Africa, Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent. And here, I will ask the band to play the Ghana National Anthem. 🎵 🎵 🎵 Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Did you like or hate what you heard? Let us know in the comments below.