Herbert Macaulay
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Sep 21, 2026
Kelly KumbuGUEST
And she she got married to one of Crowther's associates, someone who was working with Crowther.
Kelly KumbuGUEST
And they had a son whose name was Herbert Macaulay.
Kelly KumbuGUEST
And Herbert Macaulay would become one of the famous Nigerian nationalists.
Kelly KumbuGUEST
And so.
Kelly KumbuGUEST
I think all of his children knew the Lord.
Zack ShittuHOST
For the first time, a Nigerian could vote a representative into the colonial government, not just petition it.
Zack ShittuHOST
Herbert Macaulay saw the opening immediately.
Zack ShittuHOST
In 1923, he founded the Nigerian National Democratic Party, the first political party in Nigerian history, to organize Lagos newspaper reading public into an actual voting bloc.
Zack ShittuHOST
It worked.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was a very elaborate style, you're asking about the style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, the great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was very elaborate style, you're asking about style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, a great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was very elaborate style, you're asking about style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, a great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was very elaborate style, you're asking about the style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, the great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was very elaborate style, you're asking about style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, a great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was a very elaborate style, you're asking about the style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, the great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.
Karin BarberGUEST
So it was very elaborate style, you're asking about style.
Karin BarberGUEST
So even Herbert Macaulay, a great nationalist and political radical, he wrote in an incredibly elaborate and lofty style, which many people would have found difficult to follow.
Karin BarberGUEST
But the Yoruba language writers were doing the opposite, because they were trying to capture a new potential audience.
Karin BarberGUEST
And many people in this potential audience were actually more at home with oral street culture than with formal written language.