Gold Coast

Notable quotes

“This event is a cause of pride and satisfaction to the United States as it must be to all free nations. Ghana, which has demonstrated its devotion to peace and the maintenance of democratic political institutions and its dedication to the social and economic advancement of its people, is a welcome addition to the family of nations.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower; Exchange of Messages Between the President and the Prime Minister of Ghana on the Occasion of Its Independence Online, The American Presidency Project; 25 February 1957
“Slavery is not the only story about black people. It's only a small story! Don't they know if tomorrow a slave ship arrived at Elmina to carry us to America, so many Ghanaians would climb on board that this ship would sink to the bed of the ocean from our weight?”
— Elolo, as quoted in Searching for Zion, The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora (2013), by Emily Raboteau, Atlantic Monthly Press, p. 223.
“Government has put on measures to punish perpetrators of rape. Stakeholders have also help victims of rape with support such as money, hospital bills settlement among others to aid the family of the victim to cut down cost in incidence like this.”
— Cynthia Mamle Morrison
“The independence of Ghana is meaningless until it is linked to the total liberation of Africa.”
— Kwame Nkrumah, quoted in A. E. Ekoko, Margaret A. Vogt, Nigerian defence policy: issues and problems (1990), p. 55.

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