Ghana was the first black African country to gain independence on the 6th March 1957. Dr Kwame Nkrumah was the first prime minister of Ghana and in his first speech said "Ghana, your beloved country is free forever"
The Duchess of Kent attended the ceremony and read a message from the Queen, in which she said "The hopes of many, especially in Africa, hang on your endeavours. It is my earnest and confident belief that my people in Ghana will go forward in freedom and justice."
In reply, Dr Nkrumah said: "My government fully realises both the advantages and the responsibilities involved in the achievement of independence. It intends to make full use of these advantages to increase the prosperity of the country."
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Kojo,
Thank you so much for your post. I have read a little about Dr. Nkrumah when I read about the life of Grace Lee Boggs, a Chinese American labor organizer in Detroit who did a lot of work around civil rights and Black Power in the United States. Grace Lee Boggs was a good friend of Dr. Nkrumah and spoke very highly of him in her autobiography. I was wondering- do you think that Dr. Nkrumah's dreams have been achieved in Ghana?
Karen
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