A New Nation: Gold Coast Becomes Ghana in Ceromony [sic].
A New Nation: Gold Coast Becomes Ghana in Ceromony [sic].
Clip: 354673_1_1
Year Shot: 1957
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1628
Original Film: 030-021-01
HD: N/A
Location: Ghana
Timecode: 00:14:19 - 00:15:13
A New Nation: Gold Coast Becomes Ghana in Ceromony [sic]. Three days of festivities mark the emergence of the new nation of Ghana, first colony in Africa to gain its independence. Vice-president and Mrs. Nixon represent the U.S., Ralph Bunche, the U.N., at the observances, which are marked by dancing and a beauty contest as well as a military review. Various shots of African people in the crowds. Richard and Patricia (Pat) Nixon sit chatting with someone. Women dance; one has a baby tied to her back. Ghana's Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah talks with Adam Clayton Powell, then with Ralph Bunche. Miss Ghana is crowned, carried amid crowd.