▁freedom : ▁ ▁One ▁cardinal ▁fact ▁of ▁our ▁time ▁is ▁the ▁moment ous ▁impact ▁of ▁Africa ’ s ▁aw ak ening ▁upon ▁the ▁modern ▁world . ▁The ▁flow ing ▁t ide ▁of ▁African ▁national ism ▁swe eps ▁everything ▁before ▁it ▁and ▁constit utes ▁a ▁challenge ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁powers ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁just ▁rest itution ▁for ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁in just ice ▁and ▁crime ▁committed ▁against ▁our ▁continent . ▁But ▁Africa ▁does ▁not ▁seek ▁ven ge ance . ▁It ▁is ▁against ▁her ▁very ▁nature ▁to ▁har bor ▁mal ice . ▁Over ▁two ▁million ▁of ▁our ▁people ▁cry ▁out ▁with ▁one ▁voice ▁of ▁trem end ous ▁power . ▁And ▁what ▁do ▁they ▁say ? ▁We ▁do ▁not ▁ask ▁for ▁death ▁for ▁our ▁opp ress ors ; ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁pron ounce ▁wishes ▁of ▁ill - f ate ▁for ▁our ▁slave - master s ; ▁we ▁make ▁an ▁assertion ▁of ▁a ▁just ▁and ▁positive ▁demand ; ▁our ▁voice ▁bo oms ▁across ▁the ▁o ce ans ▁and ▁mountains , ▁over ▁the ▁hills ▁and ▁valle ys , ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁places ▁and ▁through ▁the ▁vast ▁exp anse ▁of ▁man kind ’ s ▁inhab itations , ▁and ▁it ▁calls ▁out ▁for ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁Africa . ▁Africa ▁wants ▁her ▁freedom . ▁Africa ▁must ▁be ▁free . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁simple ▁call , ▁but ▁it ’ s ▁also ▁a ▁signal ▁light ing ▁a ▁red ▁warning ▁to ▁those ▁who ▁would ▁tend ▁to ▁ignore ▁it . ▁ ▁N k rum ah ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁white ▁supre m acy ,