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The Contribution of African Scholars and Teachers to African Studies, 1955–1975

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

Boniface I. Obichere
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In his address to the First Congress of Africanists in Accra on 12 December 1962, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah reminded his audience that they were united by the fact that they wanted to find out the truth about Africa, and when they had found out, they would proclaim it to the world. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah thus underscored the duality of the role of the Africanists in the second half of the twentieth century. Those engaged in African studies were charged to search for the truth about Africa with scientific and academic rigor. They were also exhorted to make known and to share the results of their research and discoveries with the world at large. African studies, according to Dr. Nkrumah, should help to create the launching pad for progressive and dynamic social policy.

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Research Article
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African Issues , Volume 6 , Issue 2-3 , Summer/Fall 1976 , pp. 27 - 32
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Copyright © African Studies Association 1976 

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