Laila Amine

Richard Wright traveled to the Gold Coast for a couple of months to report on its bid for independence from Britain. Black Power: A Record of Reactions in a Land of Pathos, one of the author’s first forays into surging anticolonial struggles, was not well received by postcolonial critics. Many contended that Wright’s curiosity to see if any of him is still in Africa combined with his lack of knowledge about the continent hindered his ability to connect with Ghanaians and make their voices heard