Abina and the Important Men

∴ Maps

∴ Timeline

∴ Preliminary Sketches

∴ Sample Syllabus

∴ Classroom Presentations

∴ Additional Court Cases

∴ Links

PRAISE FOR ABINA:

Links

Cape Coast Castle Museum:
http://www.capecoastcastlemuseum.com
Includes some videos and many images, but also some advertising.

Ama:
http://www.ama.africatoday.com
A website for Manu Herbstein’s excellent novel on the life and struggles of a young woman from the Gold Coast captured and forced to endure enslavement in the Americas.

Stanford Africa South of the Sahara:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/guide.html
An excellent collection of resources put together by Stanford’s Karen Fung.

Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas:
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/index.php
Jerome S. Handler and Michael Tuite Jr. have collected numerous images, including a large number focused on events and experiences in Africa.

The African Times (1865-):
https://diva.sfsu.edu/users/Trevor.Getz0/courses/AfricanTimes/
Trevor Getz, the author of Abina and the Important Men, has digitized a decade of this important newspaper that included many West African writers and contributors.

History of the Fante:
http://mfantsemanco.com/HistoryoftheFante.aspx
A pretty well put together history of the Fante people, with some oversimplifications.

The Fante:
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/tribes/fanti.php
GhanaWeb is built collaboratively by Ghanaians. This explanation of Fante identity and history is a useful one.

Ghana@50:
http://www.ghana50.gov.gh/history/
Ghana@50 is an official website of the Ghanaian government, including a very competent and brief history section.

Ghana Studies Association:
http://people.tamu.edu/~yarak/gsc.html
Website of the Ghana Studies Association, the premier academic association of Ghanaianists, including a number of resources.