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Title: | Action and Reaction: An Overview of the Ding Dong Relationship between the Colonial Government and the People of Cape Coast |
Author: | Nti, Kwaku |
Year: | 2002 |
Periodical: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 1-37 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Ghana Great Britain |
Subjects: | elite colonialism chieftaincy History and Exploration Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) |
External link: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/362/345 |
Abstract: | This article looks at the Western educated elite of Cape Coast, the administrative capital of the Central Region of Ghana, as a factor of change regarding their influence on traditional political institutions. The 19th century saw the gradual expansion of British authority in Cape Coast. Attempts at providing education for the people of Cape Coast yielded results. The Western educated elite became spokesmen for the expression of the people's legitimate complaints and grievances. British policy and action were subjected to criticism and the relationship between the leaders and people of Cape Coast and the British administration became marked by mutual suspicion. In this context, the author examines the introduction of the railway into the Gold Coast, which was to deal a deadly blow to Cape Coast as a centre of trade; the 'Westernization' of traditional political institutions; the Aborigines Rights Protection Society (ARPS), the main political organization that led organized and sustained opposition against the colonial government; and the events leading up to the October 1, 1932 riot. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. |