The 1844 Bond: Ghana's first step toward independence

Before Kwame Nkrumah, before the 1948 riots, there was the Bond of 1844 — a document signed between the Fante chiefs and the British that set the Gold Coast on a path toward colonial rule, but also planted seeds of modern Ghanaian sovereignty. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the overlooked story of how nine Fante chiefs signed away judicial power in exchange for British protection, how the Bond became the legal foundation of the colony, and how later nationalists like John Mensah Sarbah used it as a tool to argue for self-government. They also look at the tension between the Fante elite and the Ashanti, the role of the merchant George Maclean, and the quiet resistance of the chiefs who insisted on writing the Bond in Fante as well as English. It's a story of compromise, ambition, and the long, quiet road to independence. #History #FexingoHistory #Ghana #GoldCoast #Fante #BondOf1844 #JohnMensahSarbah #GeorgeMaclean #CapeCoast #Asafo #BritishEmpire #Colonialism #Abolition #Sovereignty #19thCentury #WestAfrica #Mfantsipim #GoldCoastColony #GhanaHistory #AshantiEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo