The achievement of Ghanaian independence in 1957 sent a powerful signal across the Atlantic, resonating deeply within African-American communities. For a people grappling with the entrenched system of Jim Crow segregation and the slow pace of civil rights progress in the United States, Ghana was not merely a new nation; it was a tangible, functioning … Continue reading How Nkrumah’s Ghana Became a Hub and Haven for African-American Activists and Intellectuals