Stunning vintage photos of Ghanaian life and style

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• KWASI APONKYE 10 years ago

  NO WONDER BLACK WOMEN TODAY USE CARRY MY APONKYE HAIR ON THEIR HEADS AND THINK THE ARE PRETTY.

  NO WONDER BLACK WOMEN TODAY USE CARRY MY APONKYE HAIR ON THEIR HEADS AND THINK THE ARE PRETTY.

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• Milton 10 years ago

  Lol. Even back then they were not 100% Ghanaian from head to toe. From clothing to even acting, they all had elements of western lifestyle. Look at the lady with the white dolls? Seriously? How much more these days where ever ...
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  Lol. Even back then they were not 100% Ghanaian from head to toe. From clothing to even acting, they all had elements of western lifestyle. Look at the lady with the white dolls? Seriously? How much more these days where everything we do and wear is 100% immitation.

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• peeee 10 years ago

  Independence was 1957 not in 1952 ,plus transition period what did you expect??joromi and black dolls?

  Independence was 1957 not in 1952 ,plus transition period what did you expect??joromi and black dolls?

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• Kotey 10 years ago

  I get what you're saying but I don't think there were any black dolls back then

  I get what you're saying but I don't think there were any black dolls back then

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• peeee 10 years ago

  Is pic 4 an opel kadett or a Vauxhall viva?anyone??

  Is pic 4 an opel kadett or a Vauxhall viva?anyone??

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• Benewaa 10 years ago

  Why don't Ghanaians go back to calling themselves the names that they call themselves? What exactly is black anyway? I don't understand the whole 'we're all blacks there's. No, you call yourself whatever but please do not inc ...
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  Why don't Ghanaians go back to calling themselves the names that they call themselves? What exactly is black anyway? I don't understand the whole 'we're all blacks there's. No, you call yourself whatever but please do not include me. I am Brown, not black.

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• Rastafara"I" 10 years ago

  You could tell from the pictures they had middle class life...they had decent lives....
  
  Ghana was good before the thieves took over from 1966 to 2015...

  You could tell from the pictures they had middle class life...they had decent lives....
  
  Ghana was good before the thieves took over from 1966 to 2015...

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• Fleetwood Mac 10 years ago

  Interesting pic. Those of us old enuff remember those days.
  
  Black women have been obsessed with their hair since ages. They have done all kinds of things with them. Today every black woman wants long hair even though natu ...
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  Interesting pic. Those of us old enuff remember those days.
  
  Black women have been obsessed with their hair since ages. They have done all kinds of things with them. Today every black woman wants long hair even though nature didn't give us long hair. Sometimes, I think it's a pity.
  
  Wish there are more of those photos representing other aspects of Ghanaian life from the 50s and the 60s...

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• EZEKIEL 10 years ago

  ..and with that Sissal Hemp wig on the head, she thinks she looks beautiful ??? A pity for our conciousness as Blacks. WHAT IS WRONG WITH an African WOMAN keeping her NATURAL BEAUTY ???
  WE *HATE*our BEING,BUT want somebody t ...
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  ..and with that Sissal Hemp wig on the head, she thinks she looks beautiful ??? A pity for our conciousness as Blacks. WHAT IS WRONG WITH an African WOMAN keeping her NATURAL BEAUTY ???
  WE *HATE*our BEING,BUT want somebody to RESPECT us ?????

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• faith villains 10 years ago

  I like this forum for plain discussions.

  I like this forum for plain discussions.

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• LARRY OSEI 10 years ago

  VERY INTERESTING AND NOSTALGIC.

  VERY INTERESTING AND NOSTALGIC.

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• AKORABS 10 years ago

  Mr Osei, my greatest respect for your ever so simple and respectful comment. Those knocking the persons in these photos are themselves uncomfortable in their skin and want to deny us of our history - good or bad!

  Mr Osei, my greatest respect for your ever so simple and respectful comment. Those knocking the persons in these photos are themselves uncomfortable in their skin and want to deny us of our history - good or bad!

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• ???-Dede(the real deal) 10 years ago

  THE FIRST LADY IS EMP., RASHEED'S MOM AND THE THIRD IS PASTOR O'QUART'S BELOVED MOM

  THE FIRST LADY IS EMP., RASHEED'S MOM AND THE THIRD IS PASTOR O'QUART'S BELOVED MOM

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• My brother's keeper 10 years ago

  Except for the two ladies in kente and native sandals these pictures could have come from Cape Town or Harlem. Nothing Ghanaian to be proud about.

  Except for the two ladies in kente and native sandals these pictures could have come from Cape Town or Harlem. Nothing Ghanaian to be proud about.

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