Kwame Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence Written by Useni Eugene Perkin

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On a humid March night in 1957, Kwame Nkrumah made history. While thousands of people cheered, including dignitaries from round the world, he announced his country’s independence.

After many years of British rule, Ghana, formerly the Gold Coast, became the first sub-Saharan African nation to break free from colonial rule.

With prose by renowned poet-activist Useni Eugene Perkins  and illustrations by Coretta Scott King  Honor winner Laura Freeman,  Kwame  Nkrumah’s Midnight Speech for Independence  captures the grandeur of the momentous night Ghana was declared a free nation and the  remarkable life of one of Africa’s most celebrated  leaders. ages 4-8