Ralph Bunche, Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech in 1950
In 1950, Ralph Bunche, a trained political scientist and a prominent United Nations official, made history as the first African American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Below is the text of…
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Prince Marc Kojo Tovalou Houènou, The Problem of Negroes in French Colonial Africa 1924
In the years immediately after World War I, Prince Marc Kojo Tovalou Houènou emerged as one of the few French-speaking Africans to openly confront French colonial rule in Africa. In 1921, he…
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Orishatuke Faduma, Not Failure But Low Aim is Crime
Orishatuke Faduma, originally named James Davies, was an influential African nationalist active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He pursued studies at both London University and Yale University in the…
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Nnamdi Azikiwe, Address to the Ibo People Aba, in 1949
In the address delivered on June 25, 1949, at the Ibo State Assembly in Aba, Nnamdi Azikiwe passionately advocates for self-determination for the Ibo people as they, alongside other ethnic groups, move…
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Nnamdi Azikiwe, A Denunciation of European Imperialism 1949
As the movement for African independence gained momentum in the aftermath of World War II, emerging leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe from Nigeria who would later become the nation’s first president took their…
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Nnamdi Azikiwe Speaks before the British Peace Conference in London 1949
On October 23, 1949, Nnamdi Azikiwe, a prominent leader in the Nigerian independence movement, addressed the Plenary Session of the British Peace Congress in London. During his speech, he took the opportunity…
