New statue for 4th plinth unveiled in Trafalgar Square.
Central London's historic Trafalgar Square is set to get a new statue on Wednesday.
In the picture, Chilembwe is wearing a wide-brimmed hat, breaching a colonial rule which forbade Africans to wear hats in front of white people.John Chilembwe, seen with John Chorley, led an uprising against colonial rule Chilembwe is widely acknowledged as one of the first Africans to fight against colonial injustices in the 20th Century, staging an uprising against the British in Malawi in 1915.Chilembwe is considered to have influenced several figures of black liberation, including Jamaican political activist Marcus Garvey, and John Langalibalele Dube, the founding president of what went on to become the African National Congress in South Africa.
During his time in the US, Chilembwe witnessed the struggles of African Americans during the reconstruction period after the abolition of slavery.
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