Kwame Nkrumah’s “Ghana Is Free Forever” speech
The speech by Dr Kwame Nkrumah on the eve of Ghana’s independence on March 6, 1957, changed the political history of Ghana’s colonial era. Addressing a large crowd of Ghanaians this was what the Pan-African leader stated:
“At long last, the battle has ended!
“And thus Ghana, your beloved country is free forever…
“As I said in the assembly just minutes ago, I made a point that we are going to create our own African personality and identity.
“It’s the only way that we can show the world that we are ready for own own battles.
“But today, may I call upon you all – that on this great day, let us all remember that nothing in the world can be done unless it’s had the purport and support of God.
“We have won the battle and we again re-dedicate ourselves … Our independence is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of Africa.
“Let us now fellow Ghanaians, let us now ask for God’s blessing and for only two seconds in your thousands and millions, I want to ask you to pause only for one minute and give thanks to almighty God for having led us through our difficulties, imprisonments, hardships and suffering to have brought us to the end of our trouble today.”
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