ACCRA — On March 6, 1957, Kwame Nkrumah stood before a jubilant crowd and declared Ghana “free forever.” The first sub-Saharan African nation to shake off colonial rule, Ghana became a beacon of hope for a continent still in chains. Nkrumah was hailed as the liberator, the visionary, the man who proved Africans could govern … Continue reading Video: How Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s Founding Father, Became Its ‘Prisoner’