Resisting Colonialism in Ghana | World History Project

We often think of resistance to colonialism in terms of armies and battles… and truthfully, there was some of that, especially when a colony was conquered and when big rebellions emerged. But resistance also took many other forms. Ultimately, boycotts, strikes, marches, and diplomacy did a lot of the work that ended formal empires. In this video, we look at some episodes of resistance from Ghana-the British Gold Coast Colony-under the leadership of Yaa Asantewaa and later Kwame Nkrumah.
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[@Etiako1]

I asked my grandmother why the houses in our suburb of the village (Juaben, Agona Nyakrom, Ghana) were almost all joined together. Her answer was she was told it was because of slave raiders! you could easily escape when they come! this for me is evidence of resistance.

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[@omalone1169]

@@adonislance6485 5:40 imagine that

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I loved this video

[@pugarmygaming3641]

Who else here because of a world cultures assignment

[@homeusedcar708]

Good project.May be you could should have interviewed Prof. James Anquandah. UoG Archaeology Dept.

[@nathanielnettey5827]

Correction Please...the boycott was not organized by the UGCC. In fact, they were somewhat and somehow caught unawares in the rapturous aftermath which coupled with the 28th February Crossroads Shooting of Sgt. Adjetey et al feeding into the riots that followed. The boycott was the brain child of Nii Kwabena Bonne, Chief of Osu Alata in Accra who by then, doubled as Oyokohene of the Tekyiman stool. Thank you! Brilliant work, kudos!

[@omalone1169]

King Prempeh II was exiled by the british in 1896 as the Asante was seized by 1900

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Thanks

[@Aridjajadi]

thank you for this video it help me i school a lot

[@omalone1169]

Tony Yeboah a PHD student at Yale. What is his book

[@samuelantwi9884]

Ashanti sign the bond 1844 in my home town fomena. Ghana become free for ever

[@omalone1169]

King Prempeh II was exiled by the british in 1896 as the Asante was seized by 1900 when war ended
1902 they occupied all of Ghana and establish indirect rule
Boycott
Protest
Sabotage

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Robert Addo Fening PHD University of Ghana

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1949 CCP declares positive action campaign
Women not going market
Shops closed
Policy of non violence and non cooperation
Accra stood still
1951 he won despite being in prison so released by british
He got farmers and other workers with message of self government

[@MenteLiberta1980]

I hate to see this people talking about what they did to our people!

[@graceokine4113]

weak. who says sub-saharan Africa? Do better

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Sub saharan Africa meaning 'black africa '