Padmore, George, 1902-1959
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George Padmore was one of a number of talented West Indians who helped shape African events in the 20th century, and he played a crucial role in developing the Fifth, and most important, Pan African Congress, intended to address the issues facing Africa due to European colonization of much of the continent. Padmore was also instrumental in organizing black labor movements from the 1930s onwards.
From the description of George Padmore collection, 1933-1945. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 243782843
George Padmore was born in Arouca, Trinidad in 1903 and died in London on September 24, 1959 after being flown there for medical care from Accra, Ghana where he lived. Padmore received his early education in Trinidad and worked there for 2 years as a journalist at the Trinidad Guardian newspaper. He later became a student at Fisk University in Tennessee, where he earned a B.A. He continued his studies at Howard University, and earned a law degree. It was while attending Howard that he became associated with the Communist Party.
Padmore held many positions in the Communist Party in Russia and Germany. While holding these positions he travelled throughout Europe and Africa. In 1934 Padmore was removed from his position as editor of "The Negro Worker", (a publication of the Communist Party published in Germany) by the Hitler regime, imprisoned for 6 months, then deported to Great Britain. It was subsequent to this that he severed his ties with the Communist Party. In 1945 Padmore assisted Kwame Nkrumah in organizing the first Pan-African Congress in Manchester, England. In 1957 Nkrumah invited Padmore to relocate to Ghana and become his advisor. This position delegated to him the responsibilities of systematizing and coordinating the liberation movements of Africa and the formation of the African Liberation Movement
From the description of George Padmore letters, 1930-1945. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122485891
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referencedIn | American Committee on Africa. Archives 1948-1988. | Tulane University, Amistad Research Center | |
referencedIn | Berger, Y. Erinnerung an Georg Padmuah [sic] 1928-1932 : typescript, 1967. | Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library | |
referencedIn | Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971. Ralph Bunche papers, 1922-1988. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
referencedIn | Communist International. Negro Commission. Documents from the Comintern Archives on African Americans, 1919-1929 | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
referencedIn | Garvey, Amy Jacques. Amy Garvey memorial collection on Marcus Garvey, 1776-1971. | John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library. Special Collections & Archives | |
referencedIn | George Padmore collection, 1924-2003. | The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Main Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine | |
creatorOf | James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989. C.L.R. James Collection, 1936-1989 (bulk 1950-1989). | The Alma Jordan Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine, Main Library, The University of the West Indies, Saint Augustine | |
referencedIn | Louise Morgan and Otto Theis papers, 1903-1983 (inclusive, 1930-1960 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
creatorOf | NKRUMAH, Kwame | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
creatorOf | Padmore, George, 1902-1959. George Padmore letters, 1930-1945. | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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associatedWith | American Committee on Africa. |
associatedWith | Berger, Y. |
associatedWith | Berger, Y. |
associatedWith | Bunche, Ralph J. (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971. |
associatedWith | Carnegie Corporation of New York |
associatedWith | Communist International. Negro Commission. |
associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
correspondedWith | Fischer, Ruth, 1895- |
correspondedWith | Garvey, Amy Jacques. |
associatedWith | James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989. |
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Birth 1903-06-28
Death 1959-09-23
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