Kwame Nkrumah Midnight Speech for Independence

by Laura Freeman and Useni Eugene Perkins

Book Overview

On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thousands of people cheered, including dignitaries from round the world, he announced his country's independence. After many years of British rule, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, became the first sub-Saharan African nation to break free from colonial rule. Kwame Nkrumah's Midnight Speech for Independence shares the story of Nkrumah's historic declaration of Ghana's independence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940975866
• ISBN13: 9780940975866
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Just Us Books, Inc.
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7