Herbert Bankole-Bright

Herbert Christian Bankole-Bright (23 August 1883 – 14 December 1958) be a well-known political activist insyd Sierra Leone.

 Early life 
Dem born Herbert Bankole-Bright insyd Okrika, for area wey de British turn to Oil Rivers Protectorate de next year, on 23 August 1883. He be kiddie of Jacob Galba Bright plus ein wife Letitia (née Williams), dem be Creole people wey come from Sierra Leone Liberated Africans. Bright ein poppie ein poppie, John Bright, be ex-slave wey dem free from slave ship plus ein mommie insyd 1823.

Bright go school for Wesleyan Boys' High School insyd Freetown from 1898 go 1904, then he go study medicine for Edinburgh University from 1905 go 1910,Christopher Fyfe, "Bright, Herbert Christian Bankole- (1883–1958)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 10 December 2015. before he start ein practice for Freetown. For Edinburgh, he turn politically awake plus join plenty student activist talks den policy debates. For November 1911, he marry Addah Maude, wey be daughter of T. Colenso Bishop wey be old legislative council member, plus dem born four pikin dem later.

 Political activist career 
Insyd 1918, Bright start Aurora newspaper, wey he edit till 1925. For 1920, he be founding member of de National Congress of British West Africa, plus dem elect am insyd de Legislative Council for 1924. For 1925, he inspire Ladipo Solanke make he form de West African Students' Union, plus he join as founding member. Together plus Ernest Beoku-Betts, Bright campaign for more voting rights den fight racism, but e no get success.

Insyd1939, after wahala between him plus Isaac Wallace-Johnson, Bright support government plans wey go limit de work of Johnson ein Youth Leagues. Dis move make plenty of Bright ein supporters vex, so he step down from politics small time.

Insyd de 1940s, Bright start de National Council of Sierra Leone, wey turn de main opposition party for de 1951 Sierra Leone general election. But after six years wey dem try block all government moves, de National Council lose all ein seats for de 1957 election.

 Legacy 
Professor Akintola J. G. Wyse write a biography of H. C. Bankole-Bright dat be dedicated to de author ein family den ein late sister, Lerina Taylor-Bright.

 References 

 External links 
Hakim Adi, West Africans in Britain: 1900-1960

Category:1883 births
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Category:Sierra Leone Creole people
Category:Saro people
Category:Sierra Leonean people
Category:Sierra Leonean pan-Africanists
Category:Members of de Legislative Council of Sierra Leone
Category:20th-century Sierra Leonean politicians
Category:Sierra Leonean people of Liberated African descent
Category:National Council of Sierra Leone politicians
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Category:Alumni of de University of Edinburgh
Category:20th-century Sierra Leonean physicians