1. Witnesses Ghanaian independence

    · Former Accra Polo Grounds, Accra, Ghana

    Witnesses Ghanaian independence
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    King attended Ghana's independence celebrations and saw the new national flag raised, strengthening his identification of African decolonization with the American freedom struggle. Coordinates approximate the historic polo-ground area near modern Independence Square.

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