Accra

Capital of Ghana

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Latitude: 5.559284600000
Longitude: -0.197430600000

Timeline of Events Associated with Accra

Ghana Declares Independence From Britain

6 Mar 1957

#HST3107

Ghana's independence had a powerful resonance across the Black Atlantic and especially in the United States. Many African American leaders traveled to Accra for the occasion, including Adam Clayton Powell and Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Date Event Manage
6 Mar 1957

Ghana Declares Independence From Britain

#HST3107

Ghana's independence had a powerful resonance across the Black Atlantic and especially in the United States. Many African American leaders traveled to Accra for the occasion, including Adam Clayton Powell and Martin Luther King, Jr.