Under Sankara's leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso in West Africa mobilized peasants, workers, women, and youth to carry out literacy and immunization drives; to sink wells, plant trees, build dams, erect housing; to combat the oppression of women and transform exploitative relations on the land; to free themselves from the imperialist yoke and solidarize with others engaged in that fight internationally. Sankara speaks as an outstanding revolutionary leader of working people and youth the world over.
Second edition includes a new introduction by editor Michel Prairie, foreword, maps, chronology and glossary, as well as an index. Thirty-two page photo section features many unpublished photos of the Burkina Faso revolution.
What People Are Saying
āThe originality of Sankaraās ideasā¦ make this collection a highly useful tool.ā
āThis is an excellent book for pan Africanist and all others who wish to see how this young man transformed a whole people' outlook and fortunes in so short a time."
āPathfinder Press has done a service by producing this book."
āThe book is a valuable resource for all those who wish to learn from the Burkinabe experience and Sankaraās pivotal role in it."
āOn the emancipation of women, I have not read anything clearer.ā
āI would enthusiastically recommend Thomas Sankara Speaks to all students of African politics, whatever their particular specialty. It is very readable and an excellent primary source.ā Africa Today
āThere is real historical value and enduring inspiration in a close reading of many of these speechesā¦and it is easy to see how two generations of BurkinabĆØ continue to be in admiration of his oratory.ā African Studies Review