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The '''National Congress of British West Africa''' (NCBWA), founded in 1920, was |
The '''National Congress of British West Africa''' ('''NCBWA'''), founded in 1920, was the earliest nationalist organization in [[West Africa]], and one of the earliest formal organizations working toward African emancipation.<ref>Eluwa, G. I. C., "Background to the Emergence of the National Congress of British West Africa" (African Studies Review, Vol. 14, No. 2. [1971], 205-218), 213.</ref> It was largely composed of an educated elite in the [[Gold Coast (British colony)|Gold Coast]], who felt under threat from the incorporation of 'traditional authorities' in the colonial system.<ref name=Doortmont>Michael R. Doortmont, ''The Pen-Pictures of Modern Africans and African Celebrities by Charles Francis Hutchison: A Collective Biography of Elite Society in the Gold Coast Colony'', Brill, 2005, p. 29</ref> |
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The cofounders included [[Thomas Hutton-Mills]], the first President, and [[J. E. Casely Hayford]], the first Vice-President. Other co-founders and early officials included [[F. V. Nanka-Bruce]], [[A. B. Quartey-Papafio]], [[H. van Hien]], [[A. Sawyerr]] and [[Kobina Sekyi]].<ref name=Doortmont/> |
The cofounders included [[Thomas Hutton-Mills]], the first President, and [[J. E. Casely Hayford]], the first Vice-President. Other co-founders and early officials included [[F. V. Nanka-Bruce]], [[A. B. Quartey-Papafio]], [[H. van Hien]], [[A. Sawyerr]] and [[Kobina Sekyi]].<ref name=Doortmont/> |
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The National Congress of British West Africa (NCBWA), founded in 1920, was the earliest nationalist organization in West Africa, and one of the earliest formal organizations working toward African emancipation.[1] It was largely composed of an educated elite in the Gold Coast, who felt under threat from the incorporation of 'traditional authorities' in the colonial system.[2]
The cofounders included Thomas Hutton-Mills, the first President, and J. E. Casely Hayford, the first Vice-President. Other co-founders and early officials included F. V. Nanka-Bruce, A. B. Quartey-Papafio, H. van Hien, A. Sawyerr and Kobina Sekyi.[2]
References
- ^ Eluwa, G. I. C., "Background to the Emergence of the National Congress of British West Africa" (African Studies Review, Vol. 14, No. 2. [1971], 205-218), 213.
- ^ a b Michael R. Doortmont, The Pen-Pictures of Modern Africans and African Celebrities by Charles Francis Hutchison: A Collective Biography of Elite Society in the Gold Coast Colony, Brill, 2005, p. 29
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