Ghana and the gold coast revolution wits historical papers. First published in 1889, this history became an outofprint classic, and is now brought back into print. All texts of this book are extracted from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is primarily based on the years that followed after dr. Any of the main book shops, but especially the bookshops in the 3 main universities in accralegon, kumasi, and cape coast are the best places to find books published in ghana and elsewhere on ghana. By the midnineteenth century, the british had emerged as the dominant european power, creating the gold coast colony in 1874. On 6 march 1957 the former gold coast colony came to the end of its road to independence and celebrated its entry into the family of autonomous nations as the state of ghana. Pdf economic, social and political developments in ghana. Kwame nkrumah repeats in his new book his faith in the antiimperialist teachings of scientific socialism. Most of my favorite books on ghana and west africa were found there, while i lived there.
Pdf historical overview of traditional and modern gold. While ghana was under colonial rule, it was known as the gold coast. It is supposed that the highly prized aggrey beads found in the gold coast are of carthaginian or. Here is some general information about you new host country the flag the coat of arms the national anthem maps data on ghana introduction geography climate people education history ghanas presidents government and political conditions economy foreign relations links the flag of ghana. The republic of ghana is named after the medieval west african ghana empire. Ghanas history the gold coast colonial independence. An area of intense colonial rivalry from the 17th century, it was acquired by the british in the 19th century. They built their first castle in 1482 and named the region gold coast for the. The records start in 1846, but ghana didnt have a trained statistician until 1949. We have a unique and diverse cultural heritage which has been shaped by indigenous ownership, european settlement, two world wars and new arrivals from all parts of the world. Introduction this book attempts to outline the history of gold mining and related subjects like marketing, trading and use of gold from the legendary times until today.
Pdf african journal of history and culture british colonial reform. The standards in the collection are for the primary and middle school levels. Ghana achieved independence within the commonwealth on 6 march 1957. Pdf this paper focuses on the influence of the colonial administration on indigenous. The commission issued a blue book in july 1987 outlining modalities for. A history of the gold coast and ashanti from the earliest.
Covering 500 years of ghana s history, the ghana reader provides a multitude of historical, political, and cultural perspectives on this iconic african nation. The gold coast in the 1950s was a country with the highest level of education in the whole of subsaharan africa. Nkrumah is invited back to the gold coast to become general secretary of the united gold coast convention, an organization campaigning for selfgovernment. The color red commemorates those who died or worked for the countrys independence. By using this service, you agree that you will only keep articles for personal use, and. History of development planning in ghana the first development programme ghana has a history of development planning that dates back almost 100 years. The ugcc has won the right in 1946 for an african majority in the colonys legislative assembly, but the fight is now on for a share in executive power. They encountered a variety of african kingdoms, some of. The book includes sections on physical and political geography, political history, social and political conditions, and economic conditions. The fantyman head dress, gold coast, africa bray album rmg pt2040. A timeline, photographs, maps, and an appendix of biographies of notable figures in the history of ghana are included.
The history of the methodist church ghana by joseph m. A history of the anloewe social history of africa series stephen addae gold coast and achimota in the second world war. The history and heritage of the gold coast is important to us, and so we celebrate and preserve it for future generations. It was a british colony until march 6, 1957, when it became independent as the state of ghana. The history of ghana in a snap the history of ghana goes far back into the th century. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Ghana gold coast, 18461939 british online archives. Homegoing by yaa gyasi, ghana must go by taiye selasi, wife of the gods by kwei quartey, the beautyful ones are not yet born by a. True, there is a project to dam the volta river and thus to generate electric power and construct an aluminium smelter. A political and economic history of ghana, 19572003 springerlink. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The gold coast of africa the gold coast, now known as ghana, is one of many civilizations of africa. Portuguese traders, arriving after 1450 in search of gold and ivory, named the country gold coast. The british gold coast was formed in 1867 when the british government abolished the african company of merchants and seized privately held lands along the coast.
Cold coast british colony single political unit, or crown colony, known as the dependency or simply as the gold coast. The first european explorers to arrive at the coast were the portuguese in 1471. His success in making the cape coast wesleyan school the best school in the colony, as stated by the then director of education with its 400 enrolled students, made aggrey a figure of great consequence in the gold coast even at that time. History of the gold coast and asante classic reprint. The gold coast is essentially a country of agriculturists, of people living on the land.
Gocking provides a historical overview of ghana from the emergence of precolonial states through increasing contact with europeans that led to the establishment of formal colonial rule by great britian at the end of the 19th century. This was a colony run by people who rarely had the knowledge to run it. The borders of presentday ghana were realized in may 1956 when the people of the volta region, known as british mandated togoland, voted in a plebiscite to become part of modern ghana. Gender, ethnicity, and social change on the upper slave coast. Their intention to establish schools was expressed in imperial instructions. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the history of ghana the greenwood histories of the modern nations. Full text of history of the gold coast and asante, based. This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared. The portuguese were the first europeans to arrive at the guinea coast in 1471. Click download or read online button to get gold coast to ghana book now. Gold coast to ghana download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Homegoing a brief history of ghana and the gold coast.
A new name of great resonance in african history is adopted ghana although the ancient kingdom of that name was far to the north, in presentday mali. The gold coast presentday ghana was comprised of the gold coast colony, bordering the gulf of guinea, and two inland territories, ashanti and the northern territories protectorate. Data on ghana introduction geography climate people education history ghana s presidents government and political conditions economy foreign relations links the flag of ghana. Oct 14, 2019 the three colors of the flag red, green, and black and the black star in the middle are all symbolic of the panafricanist movement.
Baku department of history, university of ghana, legon, ghana. Ghana, formerly the gold coast, has been associated with gold from time immemorial. Modernday ghana was formed when the britishadministered part of togoland voted to join the gold coast in an independent state, in a unsupervised plebiscite in may 1956. Gold coast would be in a position to find from its own. Ghana, the road to independence, 19191957 revised edition. These statistics tell the history of ghana through its population data, accounts and lists of the colonys officers. Two old postcards from sekondi, western region of today ghana. A history of the gold coast and ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century book.
Edusaeyison historical development and legal status of the church the genesis of wesleyan missionary activities in the gold coast, now ghana 1835f, and the arrival and work of the rev. Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining. Returning african christians in mission to the gold coast. It extends approximately from axim, ghana, or nearby cape three points, in the west to the volta river in the east and is so called because it was an important source of gold. Gold coast, section of the coast of the gulf of guinea, in africa. The gold they found was so fine that it fetched a premium price in europe. The gold coast, slave coast, pepper coast or grain coast were named after the.
The materials in parts i and ii have been predominantly descriptive, placing the gold coast in both historical and modern settings. To the educated coinmiiiiity in the gold coast colony. Gold coast british colony, history of ghana 19661979. It highlights the pivotal role they played in setting an example of a christian lifestyle.
Foreword this volume is one in a continuing series ofbooks prepared by the federal research division of the library ofcongress under the country studiesarea handbook program spon. It began as a trade lodge constructed by the portuguese in 1555 on a part of the gold coast, which later became known as the cape coast. In the 15th century, the first europeans arrived in the area that had come to be known as the gold coast, the name the region would keep until it regained independence in 1957. Accra, ghana, africa, postcards ca 1908, gold coast w. A man called thomas birch freeman, who came into gold coast in 1838 is said to have expanded christianity in ghana. Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining in ghana. A history of the gold coast and ashanta internet archive. Archaeology in ghanabulletin of department of archaeology. Europeans first came into the land in the 15th century. Book description events affecting the shape of modern ghana can be dated back to the 14th and 15th centuries, when the guinea coast came into contact with various merchantile companies.
A history of the gold coast and ashanti from the earliest times to the commencement of the twentieth century by claridge, william walton. Sep 10, 2012 ghanas history part 2 the gold coast 1966 2000 the sequel to ghanas history the gold coast colonial independence from britain. Gold mining has, for a long time, been one of the most important economic activities in ghana. Gold coast and ghana old africa pictures and history. But this scheme in itself is insufficient to solve the many and pressing prob lems of the gold coast. Bear friends, the sole object of this publication is, to call the attention of all you my friends and countiymen, to the study and collection of our history, and to create a basis for a future more complete history of the gold coast. This book is an instructive historical record of the first republic of ghana and the triumphs and tribulations of successive governments since 1950. A history of the gold coast of west africa alfred burdon. The history of the gold coast, during the first eighty years after the imperial government first assumed control of the british settlements in the territory i 1821n wa, s one of many vicissitudes and.
In 1960 ghana became a republic, with nkrumah as president, and in 1964 a oneparty state, the cpp being. This volume is one in a continuing series of books prepared by the federal. The gold coast republic of ghana s history 19451966 under the first prime minister and then president osagyefo dr. Ghana gold coast country profile nations online project. Basel mission gold coast papers, 18941904 3 brigette c. A history of the gold coast of west africa, book, 1893. Gold coast men of affairs past and present, magnus j. The gold coast was a british colony on the gulf of guinea in west africa from 1867 to its independence as the nation of ghana in 1957. The work has been used as an authority in the law courts of ghana, where customs and their usages are relevant to interpretation of the law. Historical overview of traditional and modern gold mining in ghana ofosumensah, emmanuel ababio. Based on records, he took methodism from the coastal areas to kumasi in the asante hinterland of the gold coast between 1838 and 1857 and also founded methodist societies in nigeria with the help of william degraft. The history of the gold coast, during the first eighty years after the imperial government first assumed control of the british settlements in the. Upon settlement, they found huge numbers of gold deposits especially between the rivers of volta and ankobra.
In 1920, the then governor of the gold coast, sir gordon guggisberg, unveiled a tenyear programme 19201930 that in effect aimed to transform the mono. By the midnineteenth century, the british had emerged as the dominant european power, creating the gold coast. In 1957, when the leaders of the former british colony of the gold coast sought an appropriate. It was then adopted as the name of the land which was known as ancient ghana. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The fishing port is the capital of ghana s central region.
Colonial rule transformed what was known as the gold coast economically, socially, and politically, but it contained the seeds of its own demise. Kwame nkrumah and his political opponents in the period preceding the achievement of political independence for ghana, the events leading to his overthrow, and its impact on the course of ghanas history. The recently implemented curriculum for secondary history in south african schools as set out in the. In 1650, the swedes built a lodge that would later become the better known cape coast castle, which is now a world heritage site. The history of ghana the greenwood histories of the modern nations kindle edition by gocking, roger s download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A history of the gold coast of west africa alfred burdon ellis snippet view 1971. The history of ghana is in the series greenwood histories of the modern nations. The first section of the book covers the beginnings of precolonial statehood in the area of west africa that would become ghana. Modern ghana comprises the former british colony of the gold coast and the former mandated territory of british togoland. A virtual guide to ghana, formerly known as the gold coast, a country in western africa just north of the equator. It is supposed that the highly prized aggrey beads found in the gold coast. The impact of their trading, religious and educational activities were so enormous that this chapter has presented a concise report on each participants role. From the middle of the 16th century other europeans began arriving. They encountered a variety of african kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial deposits of gold in the soil.
This was a key theme in the early history of ghana s independence. The grip of imperialism chief among these problems is that imperialism, with. A history of the gold coast accessrestricteditem true. The portuguese, the 1st europeans who came to medieval ghana, arrived in its coast in 1471. The republic of ghana was formerly known as the gold coast until midnight march 6th 1957, when it was liberated from the hands of the british. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The earliest history of formal, westernstyle education in ghana is directly associated with the history of european activities on the gold coast.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The instrumental examples given in this book are very simple. In 1471, the portuguese invaded this area and became involved in gold trade, giving the region the name, the gold coast. Ghanas history part 2 the gold coast 19662000 youtube. A political and economic history of ghana, 19572003.
The gold coast supplied many of the civil servants working in nigeria. Media in category history of ghana the following 46 files are in this category, out of 46 total. Whether discussing the asante kingdom and the gold coast s importance to european commerce and transatlantic slaving, ghana s brief period under british colonial rule, or the emergence of its modern democracy, the volumes eighty. Highstreet left and ghana gold coast accra post office 1910s. They also took over the remaining interests of other european countries, annexing the danish gold coast in 1850 and the dutch gold coast, including fort elmina, in 1872. How adu boahen unlocked ghanas history by cameron duodu. A brief history of the basel mission in the gold coast the basel mission bm was founded in the swiss city of basel in 1815. Full text of history of the gold coast and asante, based on traditions and historical facts.
Gold coast to ghana in accepting the british governments offer of 1951 to make him leader of a government pledged to an eventual african independence nkrumah told his voters. The republic of ghana is named after the medieval ghana empire of west africa. British colony of the gold coast becomes independent ghana. One of the most famous castles in ghanas dark episode of slavery is the cape coast castle. It is an historical overview the kind that every library needs as basic, general academic research material. He began the lecture by picking out the three books normally regarded as authoritative historical works, to which anyone interested in ghana s history was always referred. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. The color gold was influenced by the mineral rich nature of. In 1957 the colony gained independence under the name of ghana. In the 11th and 12th centuries, the ghana empire began mining and trading gold, and in the th century the empire was conquered by the kingdom of melle. The gold coast was the name for a region on the gulf of guinea in west africa that was rich in gold and also in petroleum, sweet crude oil and natural gas. Kamsler 111015 collection scope and content note the collection consists of practical manuals given to missionaries as a standard for teaching africans from ghana gold coast. Situated between cote divoire and togo, and bordered by burkina faso in north and by the gulf of guinea atlantic. In 1918, the eastern part of gold coast german togoland became officially a part of the country.
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