The Education of Kwame Nkrumah: Lincoln, London, and Pan-Africanism

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Kwame Nkrumah’s intellectual journey abroad — from his early teaching days at Achimota to his studies at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and later in London. They discuss how Nkrumah’s time in the United States exposed him to Black American thought, including the writings of Marcus Garvey and W.E.B. Du Bois, and how London introduced him to pan-Africanist figures like George Padmore and Jomo Kenyatta. The episode touches on Nkrumah’s involvement in the 1945 Pan-African Congress in Manchester, the influence of his mentor Nnamdi Azikiwe, and the radicalization of his political philosophy. It also considers the practical challenges he faced, like working as a soap salesman and a dishwasher to fund his studies. By tracing Nkrumah’s intellectual formation, Lucas and Luna show how the ideas that shaped Ghana’s independence struggle were forged not just on the Gold Coast, but across the Atlantic and in the heart of the British Empire. #KwameNkrumah #LincolnUniversity #PanAfricanism #GeorgePadmore #WEDuBois #MarcusGarvey #NnamdiAzikiwe #JomoKenyatta #1945PanAfricanCongress #Manchester #GoldCoast #GhanaIndependence #AchimotaSchool #BlackAmericanThought #ColonialEducation #History #FexingoHistory #WestAfricanHistory #GhanaHistory #AshantiEmpire Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo