Richard Wright-1953
After battling with racism in the USA, activist and writer, Richard Wright, took the advice of George Padmore’s wife and made a significant trip to Ghana staying between 1953 and 1956. His trip to the Gold Coast inspired one of his most popular book Black Power. During his stay, Wright met with Nkrumah, Padmore, Du Bois and several other significant figures in Ghana but his trips to other parts of the country and speaking to regular folk really changed his views on race, blackness and the African-American place in Africa.
