Hi. Welcome to my page. Here, you will encounter important images and videos that capture the life of J.E. Casely Hayford. For me, I believe that for someone like J.E. Casely Hayford whose actions shaped the African society, it is pertinent to document/archive/represent him through pictures that speak about some of the indelible moments in his life. This project also acknowledges the tremendous work on One More Voice, where archival materials on indigenous authors are documented.
Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford was born in 1866 in Cape Coast (a former British Colony), now named Ghana. He is an author, a politician, journalist, editor, and educator. His family is part of the Fante Anona clan and descendants of a dynasty of omanhenes and okyeames. During his lifetime, J.E. Casely Hayford fought fervently for the rights and freedom of African people. He travelled far and near to establish the need for Africans to be emancipated, to be passionate about their own languages and cultures. J.E. Casely Hayford.
In selecting my background images for this site, I considered the passion of Hayford for African culture and traditions. The image of Gold Coast depicts where Hayford was born, while the image of a drum depicts African aesthetic.
Gold Coast
Titled Gold Coast, this picture carries the weight of history as Gold Coast is the birthplace of J.E. Casely Hayford. Gold Coast is a former British Colony (now named Ghana). In this picture culled from The New York Public Library Digital Collections, there is a pastoral aesthetic displayed by the huts and the people in the picture.
Wesley Boys' High School (now named Mfantsipim).
Casely Hayford attended Wesley Boys' High School (now named Mfantsipim), Cape Coast.
Published in 1911, Ethiopia Unbound by J.E. Casely Hayford is regarded as one of the earliest novels written by an African. In this book, J.E. Casely Hayford engages the tropes of colonialism, religion, pan Africanism, and others.
This book is one of the books written by J.E. Casely Hayford. It explores the need for Africans to preserve the indigenous land tenure system to sustain the precolonial aesthetic attached to land in Africa.
Cite page (MLA):
Malik, Rasaq. Jimdosite (One More Voice satellite project), 2022, https://j-e-casely-hayford.jimdosite.com
Header image caption: Gold Coast. New York Library. The New York Public Library Digital Collections. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-55dd-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99. Copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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This PNG image was uploaded on March 8, 2017, 4:59 pm by user: Rumblepack and is about djembe, drum, drums, electric guitar, goatskin. It has a resolution of 900x1124 pixels.