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20 the editors
To ; Eric Hoffer, a true believer in the ideology of the white man's
burden .
Frorn : The editors of SOULBOOK .
Re,-, Your erudite article it the New York limes 34agazine .
We ere amused to th,,t you call Kxsme Nhnuirah, the President
of the Republic of Gh,.na a `'pseudo-intellectual," We thought about
writing you a long letter criticizing ^r_d condemning your ladicrous,
condescending statement but we felt it w^s enough to inform trot, of
the following facts ;
1) Ln 1927 Kvtae Nkrunah,gro.duated from. the Clovernrz-n± Trcining College
in Achimota, Accra .
2) 1n 1939 . He graduated from Lincoln University Yvith B .A .
3) In 1942 Mr . Nkrumah g'rnduated from the University of Pennsylvania
with M.So . AND He also graducted from Lincoln University with E .Th .
4) In 1943 He gr?ducted from the University of Pennsylvania. with Y .A .
5) in 1947 Re virote Towards Colonial Freedom .
6) In 194P He founded the Accra Evening News .
7) In the yens 1957 thu President of =hen,- : published His autobiogr,-.phy,
Ghana, .
.l spe^k of Freedom, a collection of His speeches was published in
1960 .
~) In 1963 - His -fricc; 7FF.ust Unite was published .
10) In 1964,Consciencism- Philosophy Tnd Ideology of Decolonization
and Development with pni~t cujar R-ferenco to the 1,frican Revolutionwhich
is probnbly'President Ykrumnht s gre=+test work to date, appeared
in English, French and Arc-bic editions .
Sincerely,
The Editors of SOULBOOK
Hoffer, Eric . "The Negro is prejudiced Against Himself." New York
Times Megt)zine, (November, 29, 1964) p .113