Bond of 1844: The Document That Led To Colonial Rule in the Gold Coast

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4 ай бұрын

On history time today, we learn about The Bond of 1844: The document that led to colonial rule in Ghana. Our favorite historian Yaw Anokye Frimpong takes us on this interesting historic journey.

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@isaacobeng4780 4 ай бұрын

I've watched every single video featuring Lawyer Anokye Frimpong, and let me tell you, they are nothing short of captivating. His passionate delivery and knowledge paint a vivid picture of our history and its impact on our present day lives. But alas, they leave me yearning for more. We need to extend our gratitude for his invaluable contribution and urge for more collaboration, for through education lies our path to enlightenment and unity. Let us, strive to deepen our understanding, foster peace, and cultivate a profound sense of patriotism with all our might. Together, let's sow the seeds of knowledge, nurturing a culturally rich and prosperous Ghana, rooted in our unique identity and African personality.

@davidamarteifio 3 ай бұрын

Beautifully said my brother ❤

@Mitral_valve 2 ай бұрын

I wish I had learned our history in such a way back in school.

@owusuasokwaheric6218 Ай бұрын

I love his presentation, his passionate is so wonderful

@danielayesu4363 4 ай бұрын

Lawyer Anokye must be honoured with PHD Emeritus in history. He will be a very excellent lecturer in history from kg to PhD level. Comprehensive and interesting.

@user-ec3xo2ch8f 4 ай бұрын

Beautiful history!!!

@khxnbeats 4 ай бұрын

very interesting!

@kwadwodarko2925 4 ай бұрын

Such a knowledgeable man. Very impressive

@Ekow_TheStoryTeller 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the education we never got in school

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

You’re welcome. Please remember to subscribe to the channel and share the videos with others

@Kya1942 4 ай бұрын

Thank you Kafui for bringing this man to us. I am a bit disappointed to read below that this isn't taught in schools anymore. I studied History at O' levels in 92 and Government in 94, A levels; all these including past videos from this man was taught. History needs to be compulsory till JSS. All the advanced nation's pride themselves with knowing their past. Thank you again Kafui. PS. The British from the onset referred to all our Chiefs as Kings. During King George's reign a document was signed under which no King should exist in any British colony and that only King George should be the sole King. It was then the new term Chief was introduced in Gold.

@wilsongyimah8290 3 ай бұрын

No wonder the British also came up with the term stool ( instead of throne) to undermine the powers of the local chiefs. The king of England sits on a throne and puts his feet on a stool. So symbolically speaking, the king of England put his feet on all of the local chiefs. No respect for the local chiefs whatsoever. While they relegated the local chiefs to sitting on stools, their English king was ruling on a throne.

@richardopoku5333 3 ай бұрын

That's why I said we must own our educational system. Our education should be used for national good and not for any selfish interest. Unfortunately, we are far from making full use of our education for national unity and growth.

@awootchere9478 3 ай бұрын

Thanks so much Prof, many thanks to you Kafui! Pls can you both organise online history (Gh/African history) classes for us? Much love to Anokye Frimpong. Wow what a precious asset to this nation. God bless! ❤

@gamej7946 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the history. In fact, i began learning Ghana's history in JSS and that was all because at SSS i did science. The JSS history was not elaborate. History should be part of the core subjects in JHS and SHS.

@jephtherafoakwa2115 3 ай бұрын

Man, I’ve been learning a lot. I’m definitely gonna share this to my friends and school mates who were born here in the US. We gotta know our roots and history. Give us more Mr. Kafui.

@kafuideymc 2 ай бұрын

Will do God willing

@kobinaaddo5957 4 ай бұрын

This man's knowledge of the history is deep

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

Yes… there is more from him on the way. So remember to subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already

@blissinnovationsgh4202 4 ай бұрын

Very insightful, thank you

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, there is more coming. Please remember to subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already.

@princemanu4726 3 ай бұрын

I love this man ❤

@dennisdardom8474 4 ай бұрын

Learnt so much.... Thanks

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! There is more to come… kindly subscribe to the channel if you have not already.

@angelgabrielobengnkansah7731 3 ай бұрын

I love this You've gat ma subscription

@awo9619 4 ай бұрын

I love this man ❤😂 he makes this soo interesting and you get soo hooked to listen👏🏾 thanks Kafui

@Mitral_valve 4 ай бұрын

Please give us more. If we cannot understand our history, we are doomed to repeat it

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

There is more, kindly subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already.

@esienam3209 4 ай бұрын

Very insightful 😊

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

Glad you think so! Please subscribe to the channel if you haven’t already.

@First_of_his_name 4 ай бұрын

Vandal Lawyer Yaw Frimpong Anokye 🖤🔝🔝🔝

@johnboateng184 4 ай бұрын

Wow ❤

@williamhanson4154 3 ай бұрын

During Nkurumah's government, we used to have a picture history book with a small notes attached to every picture. It was stopped when he was overthrown.

@agyeiandrews7618 3 ай бұрын

Awwwwn Lawyer is a great person❤

@gjipgo 3 ай бұрын

Exactly 180 years ago. Interesting.

@edwarddjang6714 4 ай бұрын

Would this gentleman consider compiling his insight into a book? It’s captivating listening to him.

@besttakestudio2338 Ай бұрын

Pls can you do a vid on the dodowa war for us pls there is alot of confusion surrounding that history @kafui dey

@Seriously742 4 ай бұрын

I am from Trinidad and Tobago real history

@kafuideymc 4 ай бұрын

Thank you. New videos on Fridays and Tuesdays at 10pm GMT

@ramseycedigh.8267 3 ай бұрын

Come to your mother's land of Africa 🌍 (Ghana 🇬🇭)

@kobina2031 3 ай бұрын

the bond of 1844 was signed the Cape Coast Castle not Fomena, Adansi. I have so much to write concerning this man and his inaccuracies with Fantse history specifically but will leave it for an interview i want to do with him on Facebook

@kingomensah3968 2 ай бұрын

He has been challenged by other historians for some of his inaccuracies before, but don't hold him to it. You still learn something from him. History is like the New Testament Bible. Anyone says whatever they want. After all, it comes down to interpretation. 😊

@richedpeter1945 4 ай бұрын

Answer to 29mins into the video is Daniel <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="424">7:4</a> The lion was given the heart of a man. That's why the British begun to have compassion on men

@profankonamrebel3186 3 ай бұрын

I’m happy Nkrumah an Nzema also lead the country to gain independence in the same way the Nzema chief Kaku Arkah rejected to sign the bond. However, depending on who you listen to or read from you can tell a biased opinion in telling the history. This historian seem to paint a picture of the Ashantis as victims of colonialism and not major players which is inaccurate when you read or hear from other historians. Notwithstanding, he provides a good historical context and accounts and needs to be commended.

@Augustine-on5tr 4 ай бұрын

When was Asante established?

@nupc717 3 ай бұрын

the bono french thing is very vital because it would have ended ghana at the ashanti region

@sedemtimson4144 3 ай бұрын

Thankfully, non of the Ewe chiefs were signatories to this!

@kafuideymc 3 ай бұрын

However many of them were involved in the slave trade years before the Bond was signed laa

@richardopoku5333 3 ай бұрын

Will people as skillful as to be able to clone guns sell their dignity that easy? It had to come through the "bull of the gun". One of the evils of post-colonial Ghanaian politics was the creation of enminty between some states that were brothers/friends/allies. Today, our eyes have opened. We're gonna chase those crazy bald heads out of town😀

@kwasiboadu2206 2 ай бұрын

This historian has a lot of inaccuracies. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="696">11:36</a>,he lied. Nana Kwadwo Tsibu was a Denkyira King and not Assin chief. Nana Kwadwo Tsibu joined the Asantes to the Asante-Gyaman war 1816. It was actually Nana Kwadwo Tsibu who killed Kwadwo Adinkra. Otumfuor Osei Asibe Bonsu got scared of his military skill and asked him, "Kwadwo, wo ko ma me mpo mi na wo ko fa". The executioners of Denkyira responded Osei Asibe that, "the day the red tiger will get angry, it will attack the black tiger" meaning the day Denkyirahene will get angry, he will attack Osei Asibe. Go and check the signers of the Bond of 1844, Denkyirahene Kwadwo Tsibo was the only king among them. His initial plan was to mobilize the coastal states to come and avenge his friend, Sawuahene, Nana Adusei after Osei Asibe Bonsu killed him. But the Asantes sent message to stop him and his army or union with the coastal Chiefs else they would be no peace for trade by the whites...

@Tefera-hf8fw Ай бұрын

don't forget that at independence the Ethiopian Flag was the only choice of Freedom adopted with a touch of a black star on it.

@Augustine-on5tr 4 ай бұрын

Wnen was this

@user-io1cg4lr7b 2 ай бұрын

I like the show and want to chip in a few editing suggestions to liven it up with a some jazzy razzmatazz. Cameras- Two camera angles on the guest. 1- OTS-Over the shoulder of the host 2-POV-Direct point of view of the host 3-Add occasional moving, tracking/panning camera shots of host & guest with wider areas of the environment (include colorful props, colored lights & shades) to enhance the ambience of the scene Dialogues- 1-Guest's dialogues should incl preludes of key elements of the question being answered - this will be make editing cuts much easier & make his comments coherent. 2-Preferably, guest shld have advanced knowledge of questions in order to provide less rambling & liner fluent responses.

@kafuideymc 2 ай бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate your suggestions

@auntiearkor-tu7uh Ай бұрын

Please speak out we can not hear

@jotmaster9747 4 ай бұрын

Where was the Ga in all this account

@benababiodanso2885 3 ай бұрын

Bowdich expedition to Kumasi was before the Adinkra war, yet amongst the items he took to Britain and displayed in the British museum are Adinkra clothes which were made at Asokwa in Kumasi. Adinkra cloth therefore couldn't have originated Gyaman.

@kwakuAduo 3 ай бұрын

Which town or people in Asante bear the name Adinkra?

@nanaquami3850 2 ай бұрын

In the olden days the Asantes were troublesome and undefeated,

@robertosei8867 Ай бұрын

I love this man, but i must admit i can not hide my disappointment with how he rationalised British rule over the countries. Colonisation itself was bad...simplicta!

@agoogo5026 4 ай бұрын

Fantes were not only the middlemen for goods. They were also kidnappers . They used to kidnappe other tribes that went to the Coast to trade.

@ketiboablay8632 Ай бұрын

This is where I disagree with the professor. Kaku Aka was already in prison in Cape Coast before the advent of the Bond of 1844. PROF Anokye might have been told a false story by the current so-called descendants of King Kaku-Aka I. Kaku Aka I was arrested for tyranny and murder and sent to Cape Coast in 1935, where he stayed in house prison for 16 years until he died in December 1851.

@awordtotheworldjohn3163 4 ай бұрын

Good, Kafui! That you did not call the Fante and Asante States "tribes." I can elaborate further but "tribe" is a misnomer. Have you heard Europeans call themeselves by tribes?

@Tefera-hf8fw 2 ай бұрын

yes they were called tribes before nationhood was formed

@Tefera-hf8fw Ай бұрын

still in their history books are called Tribe

@kingomensah3968 2 ай бұрын

I'm really enjoying these series of history education. Mr. Frimpong, your passion in this discussion is palpable. But please, please, please. Never thank any god/God for colonialism. Even if you're comparing the British to the French. I'm sure the French would have learned their lessons too if they had fought the Asantes. It's like football. You can not always predict the results. I'm afraid that some people might even take that sound bite and say that some prominent Africans agree and appreciate colonialism. I hope not.

@Tefera-hf8fw 2 ай бұрын

without the british where will ghana be today, education education education

@gamej7946 Ай бұрын

In every situation, there is the good and bad aspect of it. Colonialism may be bad but it introduced us to a lot of things and opened our eyes.

@mobrown7594 3 ай бұрын

Elmina also did not sign it

@sikaba007 3 ай бұрын

In my humble opinion I am curious to know why it never occurred to the fantes or asantes why the europeans never sold them slaves because according to the timeline they were fighting over lands and conquering each other. Is it because our chiefs did not know the importance of human labor like the europeans? Why did we value europeans goods over ours? Why does this side of our history sound like from the beginning of our encounter with the europeans we have been on their program?

@franketruw8869 3 ай бұрын

We the Fantsefo were captured together with our families. Our parents did not sell their children to the white criminals, but were also captured.

@adolphakpaglo401 4 ай бұрын

Please please EWE people are not a part of the cold coast thanks

@YPFarms 4 ай бұрын

Summary: Gold Coast officially was colonized in 1844 willingly by the people, prior to that it was mere business... no one from the coast should ever complain about colonization since it was given to the British by their ancestors in the quest to protect themselves from Asante and their wars.... smh

@JustFiifi 4 ай бұрын

So upon all the knowledge given to you in this video, you still didn't learn any sense from it? The Chiefs saw it as a military contract which is normal in many alliances. It wasn't colonization. Colonization started in 1874. Some of you people can never be smart even after an hour video explaining events.

@yawpeprah6675 2 күн бұрын

Willing you say?? Don't dont know your history

@YPFarms 2 күн бұрын

@yawpeprah6675 I guess you are the one who don't know how the bond of 1844 happened. First of all , Gold Coast was separate... read your history or listen to the man...

@mobrown7594 4 ай бұрын

They did not sign over the land so they actually did not colonise in 1844

@YPFarms 4 ай бұрын

But it wasnt about the land, it was everything and themselves. They gave the chance for British to do the administration for everything and making decision for the Gold Coast in quest for protection. This is a known fact and he is just emphazing on what happened. Not sure what you mean by that , when did colonization start then? Or what is your understanding?

@danfodio1246 4 ай бұрын

Colonialism never ended; it was simply rebranded as "independence"

@jhonkhan8153 3 ай бұрын

The problems are with Africans themselves, only way forward is to create a culture of debates in the schools, at homes and places of worships , you will notice how the Europeans always use their educated elite's , even to the point of locking them up in room rounded table Until common grounds are found to serve their people, we don't I'm Afraid, we tend to think not further than one's own belly🤣 , not realising that by doing so we all lose out including the own belly thinker, though I might be wrong 😀

@richardopoku5333 3 ай бұрын

If Nkrumah was not overthrown, the story would have been different. But sadly, the black man will always sell their own to a stranger. So long as a black man can pocket few thousands of Pounds, they are willing to let go into the hands of a stranger 1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000s of same.

@jhonkhan8153 3 ай бұрын

@@richardopoku5333 then black man should start their own monetory printing press, their own central bank debunk the monetary theory setup by the oppressors of their economic control, by thinking out of the box 📦 is the way forward. Any suggestions?👍

@richardopoku5333 3 ай бұрын

It’s not as easy as you say. Gadafi started trading in gold and where did it end? Where did he go wrong? Conscientious efforts should be made to emancipate us from mental slavery. That autoimmune malady of the of the Afrikan brain should be healed first. We must take full charge of our education system first before anything else.

@amoahfrank5162 3 ай бұрын

@@richardopoku5333 I have never laughed joyously but for your comment. I laugh enter Walewale!!!

@Augustine-on5tr 3 ай бұрын

They became protectorate . These excuses are not true.

@nupc717 3 ай бұрын

this one di333 its biased

@rasasonchi5581 4 ай бұрын

I really admire this man but he sometimes speaks like a neo-colonialist . Saying you prefer being colonised by the British rather than the French is a no no in my view. Fire 💥burn colonialism in all it's forms.

@Thecyborg-97 4 ай бұрын

U are right but what he said is also truth

@stephenobeng7315 4 ай бұрын

But colonialism was inevitable at that time That's human nature: that, they always want to control and take advantage of others Even, the local people, being Asantes, Fantes, etc were doing it at that time If not, why were they always fighting against one another? Our forefathers CANNOT be exonerated from their participation

@asebiahsenthense8627 3 ай бұрын

Listen to his clarification. Whatever happened, the country would have been under colonial rule. However, according to the Nzema Historian and Lawyer Anokye he prefers a powerful European country like Britain to others.

@rasasonchi5581 3 ай бұрын

@asebiahsenthense8627 That is a backward way of thinking 🤔 😳. Take cues from Ethiopia 🇪🇹. A country that was never colonised.

@rasasonchi5581 3 ай бұрын

@@stephenobeng7315 What makes you think colonisation was inevitable?

@adolphakpaglo401 4 ай бұрын

The history not really true

@stephenobeng7315 4 ай бұрын

Tell us the " real true history"

@kob6574 3 ай бұрын

The fantes were very bad people who were so much involved with the slave trade.

@kafuideymc 3 ай бұрын

Trade is a two way affair.

@JustFiifi 4 ай бұрын

Eliminate the "weak Fantes"? Is this man serious at all? Meanwhile their empire fell because of their constant attack on Fante. Also it is false to say Asante never came to the coast prior to 1806. Asante were already trading with the Dutch through Elmina.

@YPFarms 4 ай бұрын

He meant to say cape coast

@charityadu9879 4 ай бұрын

This man is Nzima, Nzima never had an empire. Which empire you referring to? Ashanti Empire? You lost it

@stephenobeng7315 4 ай бұрын

But he had said that before

@OwurakuforGH 3 ай бұрын

He mentioned it

@bobbycrane9368 3 ай бұрын

You're lost in your first paragraph.