Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987 (Revised): The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987 wind and truth Only she doesn't know how--or

Only she doesn't know how--or even what the trouble is

spied upon by politicians

and the other became nothing but a soul locked into a body of living iron

There are people who fall through the cracks

Inspired by the iconic style of Vincent van Gogh

Thomas Sankara Speaks: The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987 (Revised): The Burkina Faso Revolution 1983-1987 wind and truth Only she doesn't know how--orUnder Sankara's leadership, the revolutionary government of Burkina Faso in West Africa set an electrifying example. Peasants, workers, women, and youth mobilized to carry out literacy and immunization drives; to sink wells, plant trees, build dams, erect housing; to combat the oppression of women and transform exploitative relations on the land; to free themselves from the imperialist yoke and solidarize with others engaged in that fight