Organising the first Pan African conference was a unique achievement for which Henry Sylvester Williams is given little credit today. He was also instrumental in the creation of the African Association, to promote and protect the interests of all subjects of African descent. The African Association renamed the Pan African Association. After the conference Williams went to Jamaica, Trinidad and the United States to set up branches of the Pan African Association. Unfortunately, the Pan African Association was short lived, due mainly in part to Williams not being able to devote all his time to the organization.

Source: Ethiopian News October 30, 2020 14:06 UTC