Nationalism Pan-Africanism In the 1930s, Small created a political network during his visit to the Afrique occidentale française (AOF) in the early 1930s .Keller, Kathleen, Colonial Suspects: Suspicion, Imperial Rule, and Colonial Society in Interwar French West Africa, U of Nebraska Press (2018), pp. 17, 104, 173, In June 1931, Small took his mission to Dakar accompanied by his secretary Boubakar Secka. Senegal at the time, had a growing interest in communism and pan-Africanism. On his visit, Small got to meet many Senegalese /African personalities harbouring communist, anti-colonial and pan-African ideologiest . The room he rented on rue Félix Faure became a meeting ground where Small would discuss his them his political ideologies. Some of Small's AOF acquitances included Ernest Cherry - an individual infovlved in the LDNR (the League for the Defence of the Negro RaceWeiss,Holger, Framing a Radical African Atlantic: African American Agency, West African Intellectuals and the International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, p. 179, BRILL ( 2013), ) with ties to the French League agaist Colonial Oppression; Fofana Coulibaly - a former teacher from French Guinea with extremist idealogy and anti-French sentiments; Raphael Mensah - was "on a list of individuals suspected of being sympathizers of the revolutionary movement." Small also had links with English speaking Blacks including William Winston - one of those involved in the Garveyist incidents of 1922. Small later represented Bathurst Municipal Council in the Legislative Council of the Gambia and was first appointed on 31 December 1941. In 1947, the country's first elections for a seat on the Legislative Council were held . Backed by his trade union, Small was victorious, beating I. M. Garba Jahumpa and Sheikh Omar Faye. He was  appointed to the Executive Council on 11 December 1947. He was reappointed to the council on 18 January 1951 and 12 June 1951. He continued to be involved in Gambian politics until his death in January 1958. Small's trade unionism inspired Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof, who went on to organise and lead the historic Bread and Butter Demonstration of 1959 that paved the way for Gambia's independence.Exclusive interview with Foroyaa Panorama ("TRIBUTE TO ALHAJI A.E. CHAM JOOF") Foroyaa, 16 May 2011Joof, Cham (1959) The root cause of the bread and butter demonstrationJoof, Cham Party Politics in the Gambia, 1945-1970, p53–56
Nationalism and pan-Africanism In the 1930s, Small created a political network during his visit to the French West Africa (AOF) .Keller, Kathleen, Colonial Suspects: Suspicion, Imperial Rule, and Colonial Society in Interwar French West Africa, U of Nebraska Press (2018), pp. 17, 104, 173, In June 1931, Small took his mission to Dakar accompanied by his secretary Boubakar Secka. Senegal at the time, had a growing interest in communism and pan-Africanism. On his visit, Small met several Senegalese activists with communist, anti-colonial and pan-African ideologies . The room he rented on Rue Félix Faure became a meeting place where Small would discuss his political ideologies. Some of Small's AOF acquaintances included Ernest Cherry , an individual involved in the League for the Defence of the Negro Race (LDNR),Weiss, Holger (2013) Framing a Radical African Atlantic: African American Agency, West African Intellectuals and the International Trade Union Committee of Negro Workers, p. 179, BRILL with ties to the French League against Colonial Oppression; Fofana Coulibaly , a former teacher from French Guinea with extremist ideology and anti-French sentiments; and Raphael Mensah, a man "on a list of individuals suspected of being sympathizers of the revolutionary movement." Small also had links with English-speaking Blacks including William Winston , one of those involved in the Garveyist incidents of 1922. Small first appointed to the Legislative Council on 31 December 1941 representing Bathurst Municipal Council. In 1947, the first elections were held for a seat on the Legislative Council . Backed by his trade union, Small was victorious, defeating I. M. Garba Jahumpa and Sheikh Omar Faye. He was subsequently appointed to the Executive Council on 11 December 1947, and was later reappointed to the council on 18 January and 12 June 1951. He continued to be involved in Gambian politics until his death in January 1958. Small's trade unionism inspired Alieu Ebrima Cham Joof, who went on to organise and lead the Bread and Butter Demonstration of 1959 that paved the way for Gambian independence.Exclusive interview with Foroyaa Panorama ("TRIBUTE TO ALHAJI A.E. CHAM JOOF") Foroyaa, 16 May 2011Joof, Cham (1959) The root cause of the bread and butter demonstrationJoof, Cham Party Politics in the Gambia, 1945-1970, p53–56
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