Lynchburg Museum Blog John Chilembwe, the Lynchburg Student Who Became the Father of Independence of the African Country of Malawi

John Chilembwe was a seminal figure in Malawian history and indeed a well-known Pan-African. He was a man with a simple background who had great dreams and hope for change. Chilembwe is well known in Africa as someone who worked to overthrow colonialism and started the movement toward Independence in Malawi. Because of John Chilembwe, most people in Malawi know of Lynchburg, Virginia…