Three books serve as Nkrumah's most important self-reflections.  The first text of this type is his often quoted Autobiography of the same name (1973a) that covers his life from birth to the independence of Ghana in 1957.  In it, he mentions a number of significant persons that impressed him early on.  These include his mother, siblings, teachers, West African nationalists, philosophers, scholars, and all and sundry activists.  Names surface such as the famous Aggrey, Sam Woods, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Marcus Garvey, George Padmore, W. E. B. DuBois, and others.  His childhood experiences in the Gold Coast colony, university and activist years abroad in both the United States of America and Britain are recalled. 

Nkrumah's second text, titled I speak of freedom (1973b) overlaps the 1947 through 1957 period in his autobiography.  It adds details to that work and extends itself to the period in which Ghana declares itself as a republic—1960.  This was a period of heavy political activity in Nkrumah's life.  This work includes a number of speeches made during this time period, which help the reader see Nkrumah's style of oratory, and offers a social texture and depth with which to envision the landscapes in which he operated. 

Finally, Nkrumah's Revolutionary Path (1973c) adds to both of these works and extends his self-reflection to the last days of his life.  Milne reportedly worked on this book with Nkrumah and assisted with the retrieval of crucial works published by Panaf books. Other works, such as Dark Days in Ghana (1969a) and Kwame Nkrumah: the Conakry years, his life and letters (1990) add other information about Nkrumah's agency and ideology.