Henry Sylvester Williams - First Pan-African Conference (Black History Animated)

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Henry Sylvester Williams, organiser of the 1900 Pan African conference
Henry Sylvester Williams, an organizer, and Barrister from Trinidad and Tobago was keen to speak truth to power, on a mission to ensure that Victoria’s black subjects were conferred with the justice that British notions of fair play promised. As secretary of the African Association, he played a leading role in organizing the 1900 Pan-African Conference which took place over several days in July 1900 at Westminster Town Hall, a mere stone's throw from the Palace of Westminster, headquarters of a British parliament near the peak of its imperial powers, and just 15 years after the infamous Berlin Conference. In this video, we take a closer look at the landmark in global Black history that was the 1900 Pan-African conference.
Written and narrated By Kesewa John
If you'd like to know more about Henry Sylvester Williams, the first Pan-African Conference and more, have a look at the resources below:
Hakim Adi, Pan-Africanism: A History. London: Bloomsbury, 2018.
Immanuel Geiss, The Pan-African Movement: A History of Pan-Africanism in America, Europe and Africa. London : Methuen, 1974.
Marika Sherwood, Origins of Pan-Africanism: Henry Sylvester Williams, Africa, and the African Diaspora. London: Routledge, 2010.
Benito Sylvain, ‘Chapter VII: The Pan-African Association’ in Part three: Perspectives on the future, in On the fate of the natives in the colonies ( Du sort des indigènes dans les colonies d'exploitation). Paris: L. Boyer, 1901.
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[@omellyjack1869]

I’ve been lucky enough to know a great great grandkid of Mr Williams, he’s just brilliant

[@benjaminanyagre5111]

Great, can l get his contact please

[@kwakubbm3024]

Absolutely wonderful, insightful, and glad to see AA co-founder Alice Kinlock was included in the narrative. 👏👏👏👏

[@InsightfulBlackHistory]

Appreciate the feedback and thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video 🙂

[@RobertJones-zg3tu]

The appeal of Martin Delaney... jeopardy not jeopardize.

[@HEADLESSPRODUCTIONZS]

Thank you for pushing this.

[@AFRISPORA]

Well done! #AfrisporaAcademy #PanAfricanism #WEBDuBois #PanAfricanConference

[@AFRISPORA]

#PanAfricanCongress

[@HEADLESSPRODUCTIONZS]

I'm glad he's getting promoted.

[@accidentbwoy7503]

I like this indeed.

[@machele3559]

Not even a single mention of Nkrumah?