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1875–1927 Born in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, Aggrey excelled as a student and in 1898 entered university in the US where he graduated 4 years later with 3 degrees, following which he became minister of African Methodists Zion Church in Salisbury, NC. He earned doctorates in theology and osteopathy in 1912 and 1914. In 1920 he joined a research expedition to Africa to study educational needs, and over two years he gathered and analysed data to that end in what are now 10 African countries. In 1924 he was appointed first Vice-Principal of Achimota College in Accra. In 2004, the City of Salisbury and the State of North Carolina erected a historical marker to honour the contributions to the city and the state of Dr. Aggrey and his wife, Mrs. Rose Aggrey.

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"You can play a tune of sorts on the white keys, and you can play a tune of sorts on the black keys, but for harmony, you must use both the black and the white." "Only the best is good enough for Africa." "When men are intellectually greater than others, we learn from their utterances; when they are morally better than others, we learn from their lives." "If I find a man scowling at me, I just smile back. He scowls again and I smile. I don't often find any scowl a third time." "I want to sing a song of hope to the despairing; to breathe the breath of love that will chase away all hating. I believe, that the right will ultimately conquer the wrong, virtue, harmony, take the place of discords." "I believe, the Lord must have had something else in store for me. Hence I have been doing my best, patiently waiting until He gets ready for me to go elsewhere: where He leads I'll follow." "The surest way to keep a people down is to educate the men and neglect the women. If you educate a man you simply educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family." "I am going to help lift my people not only religiously and educationally, but also economically, in trade, agriculture and commerce." "Remember, my brothers, to love and to work." "Be patient, don't lose heart, don't hate anybody, make yourselves worthy of good things and good things will come to you." "My people of Africa, we were created in the image of God, but men have made us think that we are chickens, and we still think we are; but we are eagles. Stretch forth your wings and fly! Don't be content with the food of chickens." "If anyone tells you that Africans cannot learn, do not believe him. Tell him that your brother Aggrey learnt something. Look at my hair and prove that I am one of you. Again, I say, love and work." "You can never beat prejudice by frontal attack. Always flank it. You can catch more flies with molasses than you can with vinegar." "I want all my people, my country women and men, to be educated in the larger sense in heart, hand and head and thus render Africa indispensible in intellectual, spiritual and commercial products of the world. https://sites.google.com/site/oaa1973akoras/home/founders/dr-aggrey-s-words

– Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey

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  • Arineitwe Jo
    Arineitwe Jo
    Tru African Nationalist!
    LikeReply4 years ago
  • Alexander Yaw Dutton
    Alexander Yaw Dutton
    I will neva 4get you grandPA
    DR AGGREY.........
    LikeReply4 years ago
  • George Kayabuuki Tumwesigye
    George Kayabuuki Tumwesigye
    I wish Dr. Aggrey was immortal. He inspired me in my teaching career.
    LikeReply 14 years ago
  • Irie Afrikaan
    Irie Afrikaan
    a rastaman indeed
    LikeReply5 years ago
  • Daniel A Brown
    Daniel A Brown
    Just brilliant!
    LikeReply5 years ago
  • Christopher Ogallo
    Christopher Ogallo
    That was the great Aggrey of Africa.
    The Osagyefo Dr. Kwameh Nkurumah was his student.
    LikeReply 25 years ago
  • Joshua Lk Adamafio
    Joshua Lk Adamafio
    The voice of a noble man.....your words always gives inspiration to my soul
    Bless up man of great aspirations
    LikeReply 15 years ago
  • Brian Kalusha Kasongo
    Brian Kalusha Kasongo
    Am always inspired by Aggrey...how I wish we still had people like him right now...
    LikeReply 16 years ago
  • Sylvia Neequaye
    Sylvia Neequaye
    It's a pity he's not famous like Nkrumah and the big six....I'm very sure if a survey should be conducted to ask people if they know the name of e man on new Gh5 cedis note majority wil be clueless but we're quick to identify e others. 
    LikeReply 16 years ago
  • Vin Nyanks
    Vin Nyanks
    he contributed to African liberation by being an inspiration to great revolutionists like osyegefu Kwame Ngurhuma of the Gold Coast and extensive liberation by African liberators
    LikeReply 26 years ago
  • Sebie Ebenezer
    Sebie Ebenezer
    Whoever is ashamed of her/his color has no reason to live.
    LikeReply6 years ago
  • Sebie Ebenezer
    Sebie Ebenezer
    if you educate a man you educate an individual but if you educate a woman you educate a whole nation
    LikeReply 26 years ago
  • Sebie Ebenezer
    Sebie Ebenezer
    1875–1927 Born in the Gold Coast, now Ghana, Aggrey excelled as a student and in 1898 entered university in the US where he graduated 4 years later with 3 degrees, following which he became minister of African Methodists Zion Church in Salisbury, NC. He earned doctorates in theology and osteopathy in 1912 and 1914. In 1920 he joined a research expedition to Africa to study educational needs, and over two years he gathered and analysed data to that end in what are now 10 African countries. In 1924 he was appointed first Vice-Principal of Achimota College in Accra. In 2004, the City of Salisbury and the State of North Carolina erected a historical marker to honour the contributions to the city and the state of Dr. Aggrey and his wife, Mrs. Rose Aggrey. 
    LikeReply 16 years ago
  • Lex Mensah
    Lex Mensah
    Dr Aggrey remains the iconic and the greatest African of all time. The African people are not yet where he wants them to be and Dr Aggrey's greatness and relevance will continue to soar above everyone else until the economic, political, social, spiritual and intellectual growth he dreamed for them have all been achieved. 
    LikeReply 36 years ago
  • Mujib Idris
    Mujib Idris
    Great African. Most of his quotes are still relevant today.
    LikeReply 27 years ago
  • David Boti-Mensah
    David Boti-Mensah
    The quotes are marvellous �
    LikeReply 27 years ago
  • Paul Koomson
    Paul Koomson
    Kwegyir Aggrey, a man who sacrificed most for Africa, than self and country, is truly the greatest African of all times.
    LikeReply7 years ago
  • Cherry Trump
    Cherry Trump
    Such a genius
    LikeReply 18 years ago
  • Taiseer Hassan Hindi
    Taiseer Hassan Hindi
    I believe that Dr. James Aggrey was a great man who was ahead of his time.
    LikeReply 29 years ago
  • Marine City Entertainment
    Marine City Entertainment
    he said a whole nation, not a whole family.
    LikeReply 29 years ago
    • Ex MTN Ghana
      Ex MTN Ghana
      Eii women
      LikeReply7 years ago
  • Peace Adu Asamoah
    Peace Adu Asamoah
    Very Apt! #genius
    LikeReply 19 years ago

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