to have developed an interest in Africa on his arrival in New York City and meeting Garveyites; however, his interest burgeoned in 1946 when he met George Padmore, a black student leader and activist in the Communist Party. He also meets the South African writer Peter Abrahams and facilitates the publication of his book The Path of Thunder (1947). Wright's interest in Africa is finally realized when Padmore helps him plan a six-week trip to the Gold Coast (Ghana) in 1953. from E. Ethelbert Miller: Foreign Policy in Focus: Fiesta!: Richard Wright on Black Power
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