FREEDOM FOR GHANA

Title over Ghana Flag, map of Ghana showing territories, street scenes, crowds, VIPs arrive, Nixon and Russian delegation, decorations go up, Duchess of Kent, Nkrumah motorcade, flags, Nkrumah and Governor, BOAC plane taxiing, Duchess of Kent down steps, meets governor and Nkrumah, motorcade away, arrive for ceremony, under large parasol, religious blessing, crowds in stadium, band, Nixon & wife, blessing, dancing & singing, chiefs procession, chief shake hands with duchess, duchess waves, parade, children, fly over, dancing, duchess watching, colourful parade, coastal scenes, boats races, duchess, fly over harbour, horse race, fashionable racegoers, Miss Ghana 1957, beauty parade, floats, state dinner with speech by Governor, Duchess & Nkrumah, Duchess at hospital, War Dead wreath laid, pan down law courts, university, fade to (sound starts) night Duchess unveils statue monument to freedom, Union flag lowered, Midnight March 6 1957 independence arrives, flag raised,fireworks,Duchess at Parliament, Duchess reads queen’s message for Ghana, excited motorcade, rejoicing, Nkrumah motorcade, Nkrumah lauded, State house dance, Duchess & Nkrumah dancing, Nkrumah sees Duchess leave Ghana, dancing, freedom dancing, traditional & modern dancing, independence song, Nkrumah dancing on dais, Nkrumah tearful, Nkrumah shouts Freedom for Ghana and speaks of new Africa and new black man, National Anthem, flag, fireworks.

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