On the 6th March 1957, Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule, changing its name from the Gold Coast. In this episode we discuss the events leading to independence - from the mistreatment of African soldiers fighting for Allied forces in WW2, to a new constitution. We also draw similarities to Ghana's road to independence with the recent Black Lives Matter protests, demonstrating how black people have continuously been campaigning for equality. 

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Sources for further reading:

Four more ways the CIA has meddled in Africa

CIA Declassified Document

The CIA, Kwame Nkrumah, and the Destruction of Ghana

Ghana : History - The Commonwealth

Ghana demands independence from Britain

The Politics of the Independence Movements

Ghanaians campaign for independence from British rule, 1949-1951

This 1948 event in Ghana triggered Africa’s independence

The Causes and Effects of the 1948 Accra Riots in Ghana

Africa has forgotten the women leaders of its independence struggle

1956: Gold Coast to get independence

Ghana, cocoa, colonialism and globalisation: introducing historiography

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