Journey to Independence and After (Dr. J. B. Danquah's Letters) Vol. II 1949 -1951
Date
1971
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Water Ville Publishing House
Abstract
Since J. B. died in detention after a lot of suffering to which
Nkrumah was insensitive; attempts have been made to show Ghanaians
and the outside world what a great patriot he was. To
those who followed J.B.'s career closely, all this would seem to
be unnecessary. But, as the letters in this collection reveal, throughout
J.B.'s active life he was regarded by the British Colonial
Administration and the Convention People's Party Government
as "a factious disturber of government," - a derogatory meaning
for a patriot in 18th century England. A careful scrutiny of these
letters, however, shows that he was a patriot of a very rare type,
~ man who did not seek any rewards for work that he did, and
who spared no effort to prove that he had a high intelligence
which he was not prepared for anyone, high or low, to insult.
The African Latin poet, Terentius Afer, makes the claim that he
is a human being, and all that touches humanity is his concern -
homo sum, nil humanum a me alienum puto. Of J .B. it may be
said that he was a Ghanaian, and all that touched Ghana was his
concern. Therefore Ghanensis sum, nil Ghanense a me alienum
puto, might well be his motto and the caption of this collection
of letters.
Description
Folio Collection
Keywords
J. B. Danquah, History, Independence, Ghana