Reverend John Chilembwe (1871 – February 3, 1915) was a Baptist educator and an early figure in resistance to colonialism in Nyasaland, now Malawi. Today John Chilembwe is celebrated as a hero for independence, and John Chilembwe Day is observed annually on January 15 in Malawi.
Read more about John Chilembwe: Early Life and Education, US Education and Pan Africanism, Return To Malawi, The 1915 Uprisings, Nyasaland Independence and National Hero Status
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“Soldier: Hey colonel, I got me a prisoner. What should I do with him?
Col. John Marlowe: Spank him.”
—John Lee Mahin (1902–1984)