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Witness History: The 1945 Pan-African Congress

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The 1945 Pan African Congress

05/11/2020 GMT

The 1945 Pan-African Congress

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How a meeting in Manchester shaped the post-war struggle against colonialism

The 5th Pan-African Congress was held in Manchester in 1945 to shape the post-war struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination. Prominent black activists, intellectuals and trade union leaders from around the world attended the meeting - among them Kwame Nkrumah and Jomo Kenyatta, the future leaders of independent Ghana and Kenya. We delve into the archive to hear from one of the delegates, the late ANC activist and writer Peter Abrahams, and we speak to the historian Prof Hakim Adi from Chichester University about the significance of the meeting.

Photo: The 5th Pan African Congress, 1945 (Manchester Libraries)

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