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I am not African because I was born in Africa but because Africa was born in me.

Kwame Nkrumah

The white man arrogated to himself the right to rule and to be obeyed by the non-white; his mission, he claimed, was to “civilize” Africa. Under this cloak, the Europeans robbed the continent of vast riches and inflicted unimaginable suffering on the African people.
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Arrogate Claim Continent Country Himself Infected Non Obeyed Rule Suffer White
In communal society, where there are virtually no class divisions, man’s productive activities on outlook and culture is less discernible. Account must be taken of the psychology of conflicting classes.
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Account Class Community Conflicting Culture Division Less Psychology Society Virtually
Freedom is not something that one people can bestow on another as a gift. Thy claim it as their own and none can keep it from them.
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Another Best Claim Freedom Gift Now People Something
Long after i am dead and gone, the light will continue to burn and be borne aloft, giving light and guidance to all people
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After Aloft Borne Continue Dead Guidance Light Long
Long before many of us were even conscious of our own degradation, these men [Marcus Garvey and W. E. B. DuBois] fought for African national and racial equality.
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Before Conscious Country Degradation Fought Long Many
The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international sovereignty.
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Colonialism Essence Independent Outward Reality State Subject Theory Trapping
Revolutions are brought about by men, by men who think as men of action and act as men of thought.
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Act Action Brought Men Revolution Think Thinking Thought
The community of economic life is the major feature within a nation, and it is the economy which holds together the people living in a territory. It is on this basis that the new Africans recognise themselves as potentially one nation, whose dominion is the entire African continent.
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Community Country Dominion Economy Entire Hold Nation People Potentially Recognize Territory Together
The result of neo-colonialism is that foreign capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the world.
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Colonialism Countries Country Develop Development Exploitation Less World
It is an objective which when achieved, will bring about the fulfillment of the aspirations of Africans and people of African descent everywhere. It will at the same time advance the triumph of the international socialist revolution.
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Advance Aspiration Bring Descent Fulfilment International Objective People Revolution Socialist
Investment under neo-colonialism increases rather than decreases the gap between the rich and poor countries of the world.
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Between Colonialism Country Decreases Gap Increase Investment Poor Rich World
The fortunes of the African revolution are closely linked with the world-wide struggle against imperialism. It does not matter where the battle erupts, be it in Africa, Asia or Latin America, the master-mind and master-hand at work are the same.
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Against Fortune Hand Imperialism Latin Struggle World
It is only the ending of capitalism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism and the attainment of world communism that can provide the conditions under which the RACE question can finally be abolished and eliminated.
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Capitalism Colonialism End Imperialism Race World
There is a close connection between socio-political development.
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Close Connection Development Man Political Struggle Taken
Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism .
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Colonialism Country Earth Groups Highlight Illustrate Neo Paradox
The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.
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Apart Force Greater Influence Keep Superimpose Unite

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