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March 30, 1957
The Miami Times
Miami, Dade County, Florida
What is this article about?
Author reflects on emotional impact of Ghana's independence photos, viewing it as a model of white-Negro cooperation in Africa despite odds, hoping for similar racial harmony in US Southern states through joint effort.
Merged-components note: Continuation of the same NAACP news column across two components.
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strong emotional impact looking at these pictures, because Ghana's independence has been a hard-won struggle.
And I could not help but feel this: if white and Negro could work together to create this new state in Africa, where the odds against success were much greater, is it too much to hope that someday soon in our own Southern states, a working relationship between the two races can be achieved. It is obvious, however, that we cannot achieve a happy solution of our race relations if we refuse to work together to get it. Let Ghana stand as an example, though it is in far away Africa. It can happen here, too, if we work for it.
And I could not help but feel this: if white and Negro could work together to create this new state in Africa, where the odds against success were much greater, is it too much to hope that someday soon in our own Southern states, a working relationship between the two races can be achieved. It is obvious, however, that we cannot achieve a happy solution of our race relations if we refuse to work together to get it. Let Ghana stand as an example, though it is in far away Africa. It can happen here, too, if we work for it.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Social Manners
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Ghana Independence
Race Relations
Racial Cooperation
Africa
Southern States
Where did it happen?
Ghana, Africa; Southern States
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Ghana, Africa; Southern States
Story Details
Reflection on Ghana's independence as hard-won struggle of racial cooperation, proposing it as example for achieving working relationship between races in US Southern states through joint effort.