Edward Wilmot Blyden

(1832-1912)

Liberian educator and politician

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Edward Wilmot Blyden (3 August 1832 – 7 February 1912) was an educator, writer, diplomat, and politician primarily in Liberia. Born in the West Indies, he joined the free black immigrants from the United States who migrated to the region. He taught for five years in the British West African Colony of Sierra Leone in the early 20th century. His writings on pan-Africanism were influential in both colonies. These were founded during the slavery years for the resettlement of free blacks from Great Britain and the United States.

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Born	3 August 1832 Saint Thomas (now Virgin Islands)
Died	7 February 1912 (aged 79) Freetown, British Sierra Leone (now Sierra Leone)
Zodiac	Leo
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