Thomas Leighton Decker

Thomas Alexander Leighton Decker OBE (25 July 1916 – 7 September 1978) was a Sierra Leonean linguist, poet, and journalist.After graduating from the grammar school, Decker entered the Teacher Training Department at Fourah Bay College.Decker was a disciple of Isaac Wallace-Johnson's West African Youth League, which had a strong anti-colonial message and who fought for equality and independence of Sierra Leone and its citizens.During the 1960s, Decker was considered to be the leader of young Krio linguists, and it was during this time period that some of his most famous works were published.The decade before his death, Decker had been at the forefront of the national movement of that time, and he was remembered for his work on the Krio language in the bicentenary celebration of the founding of the Province of Freedom.
CalabarNigeriaLondon, EnglandBritish SubjectSierra LeoneanCMS Grammar SchoolKrio languageJulius CaesarMurray TownLiberated AfricanJustice of PeaceWaterlooFreetownFourah Bay CollegeRoyal Air ForceIsaac Wallace-JohnsonWest African Youth LeagueRoyal Masonic HospitalAnnie Walsh Memorial SchoolChristiana ThorpeSierra Leone Creole people