Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987 (Revised)

Under Sankara’s leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso in West Africa set an electrifying example. Peasants, workers, women, and youth mobilized to carry out literacy and immunization drives; sink wells; plant trees; build dams; and construct housing. They also worked to combat the oppression of women, transform exploitative relations on the land, and free themselves from imperialist control, while expressing solidarity with others engaged in similar struggles internationally.

Also available in French (ISBN: 9780873489874).

“There is real historical value and enduring inspiration in a close reading of many of these speeches… and it is easy to see how two generations of Burkinabè continue to be in admiration of his oratory.” —African Studies Review