Civil Rights in a Northern City: Philadelphia > Desegregation of Girard College

Flag of newest nation unfurled at Independence Hall

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Title

Date

1957-03-06

Photographer

Pasquarella, Dominic

Description

Ceremonies at the Liberty Bell celebrate the creation of the new African nation of Ghana. Esther Nimely (left), Ola Aina (second from left) and Rudolf Ballmoos (right), members of the All African Students Union of Greater Philadephia, and Councilman Raymond Pace Alexander display a Ghana flag. Symbol of the former Gold Coast colony has stripes of red (top), gold (middle) and green with a black star.""

Subjects

Rites and ceremonies

Flags

Geographic Subject

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Format

Image/jp2

Type

Photographs

Rights

This material is subject to copyright law and is made available for private study, scholarship, and research purposes only. For access to the original or permission to publish, please contact the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection (blockson@temple.edu; 215-204-6632).

Contact

scrc@temple.edu

Folder

Alexander, Raymond Pace--News/Group

Digital Collection

Civil Rights in a Northern City

George D. McDowell Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Photographs

Repository

Temple University Libraries, Urban Archives

Digital Publisher

Philadelphia PA: Temple University Libraries

Identifier

B007042B