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Essien U. Essien-Udom, teaching assistant in Government, was speaking about Lumumba's political career. At the interruption, he declared "it is impossible to continue" and left the meeting. Many of the 50 students present followed...
...Essien-Udom stated, however, that he knew of no such restriction. He also pointed out, "we know of Lumumba only as a political figure and it is impossible to talk of him without referring to his politics." He added that if the Center objected to political statements, it should not have allowed the meeting...
Looking at the current African leaders, Essien-Udom contrasts Toure, whom he calls a revolutionist, wanting to change the whole of society, with Nkrumah, a reformist who only wants to patch things up, here and there. As to which of these kinds of change he thinks Nigeria needs most, Essien-Udom merely answers: "I am not a politician...
Among his other activities at the University, Essien-Udom is currently leading a non-honors tutorial at Dunster House on "The Genesis and Relevance of Pan-Africanism to Nationalist Movements." Here he plans to deal with what he calls, "unquestionably the major problem for Africa," that of overcoming the many different divisive forces and developing common, pan-african loyalties and values: "There are Yarubas in Dahomey and Yarubas in Gold Coast who, because of the artificial lines drawn by colonialism, can no longer understand each other. Sometimes divisions like this are actually encouraged by politicians who have gotten a little...
...Harvard Essien-Udom is also working on a study of the African elite that emerged between 1900 and World War II. He plans eventually to return to West Africa, hopefully to Nigeria, and to teach in one of the universities there. Although he does not intend to enter politics, he does hope to help work for a united Africa; an Africa that can develop its resources and still preserve "the tradition and wisdom passed on to us by our ancestors...