Question

Background: Kwame Mkrumah was an African nationalist.

"It is far better to be free to govern" or misgovern" yourself than to be governed by
anybody else."
"Africa's earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil
continue to enrich", not Africans, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa's
impoverishment."
1. How did he feel about imperialism? How can you tell?
2. Why does he dislike it?
3. How does this compare to British imperialism in India?

Answer 1

He dislikes it because he believes in the principle of autonomy and dislikes the exploitation of resources and people of the global south. Britain imperialized India and did both of those things until Ghandi led the people to independence through civil disobedience.