Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Kwame Nkrumah

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Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Kwame Nkrumah
Description:
Du Bois sends 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."
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Nkrumah, Kwame, 1909-1972
Date:
February 7, 1957
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 146 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. General Correspondence
Subjects:
Pan-African Movement
Pan-Africanism--Congresses
Places:
Ghana
Extent:
4 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b146-i353
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b146-i353