PDP2 - All African People's Conference: Resolution on Imperialism and Colonialism, Accra, 1958

Author Bio: The resolution written by the African People's Conference was made by over 300 delegates from all over Africa, and this would represent over 200 million Africans. This resolution was created in Accra, Ghana from the 5th to the 13th of December in 1958. Most of these African nations were under imperialist control and they came together to find a solution.

Data/Context: This document fits into our understanding of history and culture because this describes the problems that many Africans Nations had with imperialism. This document was created around the time most African countries were gaining freedom from the imperial powers. This document ultimately would unify the people of Africa to unite against the imperialist powers and individual nations would begin to gain independence from them.

Summary: The main idea of this document was to state the problems that imperial powers imposed on Africa asks that imperialism comes to an end in Africa. This document begins by discussing the problems that most Africans had with imperialism. First by discussing the arbitrary boundaries put in place by the imperial powers, and the nations that were being controlled by people living there such as South Africa and the ones that were being controlled from a foreign land such as Nigeria. It then goes on to discuss the exploitation of the Africans by the colonial powers for the minerals in Africa. Also how the imperial powers had taken freedom of speech away from the people of Africa, and developed organizations such as NATO in order to to strengthen their imperialist activities in Africa as well as other places. The document then goes on to condemn any practice of imperialism as well as calling for an end to the exploitation of Africans. It also says that each nation should be able to make its own international decisions which will expedite independence in African colonial territories. In addition, they asked that all Africans be given their full rights, and gave full support to freedom fighters in Africa regardless if those fighters were using violence to gain independence.

Key Quotation: "That the All-African People's Conference vehemently condemns colonialism and imperialism in whatever shape or form these evils are perpetuated."