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Global Pathways: Imagining Ghanaian Culture Through Visual and Multimedia Storytelling

Kwameh Nkruma

Kwame Nkrumah’s Iconic Speech: We Must Unite or Perish (1963)

Summary: Ghana's first President, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s speech at the inaugural ceremony of the OAU Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 1963.

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Kwame Nkrumah’s Fiery Speech After His Overthrow (1966)

Summary: After he was overthrown by Ghanaian military traitors backed by foreign powers, Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah delivered an impassioned speech from exile in Guinea to the people of Ghana.

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Kwame Nkrumah: Most Memorable Speeches 

Summary: After he was overthrown by Ghanaian military traitors backed by foreign powers, Ghana’s first President, Kwame Nkrumah delivered an impassioned speech from exile in Guinea to the people of Ghana.

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Kwame Nkrumah Speech to the United Nations about Patrice Lumumba's Assassination 

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Kwame Nkrumah's Speech on Ghana's Independence Day and Conference of African Freedom Fighters 

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Kwame Nkrumah's Address at Conference of African Freedom Fighters (1958) 

Summary: The Conference which took place in Ghana - Accra, brought together freedom fighters from all over Africa including independent and colonized states, to address the way forward to the objective of Africa's unity.

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Kwame Nkrumah Declaring Ghana's Independence (1957)

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