Taken from William Easterly's book, The Elusive Quest for Growth:
"On March 6, 1957, the Gold Coast, a small British colony, became the first nation of sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence. It renamed itself Ghana. Delegations from both sides of the iron curtain, including from Moscow and Washington, vied to be the first to extend loans and technical assistance to the new nation. Vice President Richard Nixon led the American delegation. According to one source, Nixon asked a group of black journalists, "What does it feel like to be free?" "We don't know," they replied, "we're from Alabama." "
Go Richard Nixon
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