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History · 2 min read

The Big Six and the Road to 1957

The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Accra; Christiansborg/Osu Castle; the Independence Arch at Black Star Square.

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History · 2 min read

The Statue With No Head

Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Accra. Both pieces are there.

People, Independence & Pan-AfricanismGhanaian
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