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Thomas F. Freeman Collection, no. 62 – Dr. Freeman in Ghana

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This home movie captures footage of Dr. Freeman visiting Ghana in the mid 1970s. Included are scenes of Dr. Freeman at the University of Ghana, the city market in Accra, Cape Coast and the Cape Coast Castle, Accra’s National Liberation Circle, and close ups of Dr. Freeman’s Ghanaian traveling companion, most likely a translator.