J. E. Casely Hayford

Gold Coast journalist and activist (1866–1930)

Joseph Ephraim Casely Hayford, (29 September 1866 – 11 August 1930), also known as Ekra-Agyeman, was a prominent Fante Gold Coast journalist, editor, author, lawyer, educator, and politician who supported pan-African nationalism. His 1911 novel Ethiopia Unbound is one of the earliest novels published in English by an African. He wrote mostly as Casely Hayford, using the name Casely as his first name.

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