Full Name
George Padmore (born Malcolm Ivan Nurse on June 28, 1901)[1]
Date of Birth
June 28, 1901[1]
Date of Death
September 23, 1959[3]
Place of Birth
Trinidad[1]
Spouse’s Name
- Not available
Children’s Names
- Not available
Known Affiliates Names
Affiliated Organizations’ Names
- Not available
Legacy
George Padmore was a Trinidadian leftist political activist, author, and noted Pan-Africanist ideologue[3]. Born in Trinidad, Padmore moved to the United States in 1925 to study at Fisk and Howard Universities[1]. He joined the American Communist Party in 1928 but left in 1934 due to disagreements with the party’s political tactics[3]. Padmore then became a key organizer of Pan-African anti-colonial networks, strongly influenced by Marxism[5]. He was a principal organizer of the Manchester Pan-African Congress in 1945, which helped lay the foundation for postwar African colonial liberation movements[1]. Throughout his life, Padmore’s articles and essays were printed regularly in various newspapers, including the Chicago Defender, the Pittsburgh Courier, and The Crisis[1].
Citations: [1] https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/padmore-george-1901-1959/ [2] https://www.blackheroesfoundation.org/people/george-padmore/ [3] https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/historians-and-chronicles/historians-miscellaneous-biographies/george-padmore [4] https://www.caribbeannationalweekly.com/barbados-independence/samuel-jackman-prescod-the-voice-of-the-people/ [5] https://jacobin.com/2023/06/george-padmore-anti-colonialism-marxism-color-line-communism/