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They were the underdog. .. On Ghana
Posted on June 26, 2010 by Juan

Since the US is playing Ghana today, I thought it would be nice to mirror some video on, like, Ghana. So here
is a Worldbusiness report on Ghana’s remarkable economic progress and political democracy, from last year:

More on Ghana’s economic and development challenges here.
http://business.peacefmonline.com/economy/201006/50414.php

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R7sLXNHxQ8

And for those interested in the American connection to modern Ghana, check out
Kevin Gaines’ American Africans in Ghana: Black Expatriates and the Civil Rights Era.
http://www.amazon.com/American-Africans-Ghana-Expatriates-Franklin/dp/0807858935/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277579085&sr=8-2

“In 1957 Ghana became one of the first sub-Saharan African nations to gain independence from colonial rule. Over the next decade, hundreds of African Americans–including Martin Luther King Jr., George Padmore, Malcolm X, Maya Angelou, Richard Wright, Pauli Murray, and Muhammed Ali–visited or settled in Ghana. Kevin K. Gaines explains what attracted these expatriates to Ghana and how their new community was shaped by the convergence of the Cold War, the rise of the U.S. civil rights movement, and the decolonization of Africa. ”

http://www.juancole.com/