Abstract
Between 1948 and 1951, Mbadiwe’s political life centered on establishing the Academy in West Africa with the goals of supporting Africa House in New York, facilitating the study at American universities of African students, fostering greater links between West Africa and the United States, and, in particular, between the black elite on both sides. His organizational activities were focused on Nigeria but also extended to Sierra Leone, Liberia, the Gold Coast, Togoland, and West Region in Cameroon. Through the Academy, Mbadiwe became one of the very best known political figures within Nigeria and throughout Anglophone West Africa. This chapter examines the activities of Mbadiwe and the Academy from 1948 to 1949, and Chapter 4 continues the story to 1951.
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