For his grandson, the educator, see Edward Wilmot Blyden III.
Edward Wilmot Blyden
Blyden c. 1887
Born
(1832-08-03)3 August 1832
Sankt Thomas, Danish West Indies
Died
7 February 1912(1912-02-07) (aged 79)
Freetown, British Sierra Leone
Nationality
Liberian
Citizenship
Danish West Indies
Occupation(s)
Educator, writer, diplomat, politician
Known for
"Father of Pan-Africanism" Liberian ambassador and politician
Spouse
Sarah Yates
Partner
Anna Erskine
Children
Pay'ton Blyden
Edward Wilmot Blyden (3 August 1832 – 7 February 1912) was an Americo-Liberian[1] educator, writer, diplomat, and politician who was primarily active in West Africa. Born in the Danish West Indies, he joined the waves of black immigrants from the Americas who migrated to Liberia. Blyden became a teacher for five years in the British West African colony of Sierra Leone in the early twentieth century.[2] His major writing were on pan-Africanism which later became influential throughout West Africa, attracting attention in countries such as the United States as well. His ideas went on to influence the likes of Marcus Garvey, George Padmore and Kwame Nkrumah.[3]
Blyden was recognised in his youth for his talents and drive; he was educated and mentored by John Knox, an American Protestant minister in Sankt Thomas who encouraged him to continue his education in the United States. In 1850 Blyden was refused admission to three Northern theological seminaries because of his race.[4] Knox encouraged him to go to Liberia, a colony set up for free people of color by the American Colonization Society. Blyden emigrated in 1850 and made his career and life there. He married into a prominent family and soon started working as a journalist. Blyden's ideas remain influential to this day.[5]
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