2612 | New Bern & Ghana: Discovering our Connections - Part 1

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Black Issues Forum 2010 - 2011

News & Politics


In celebration of New Bern's 300th birthday a group of resident adults and students visited Ghana in west Africa to reconnect with North Carolina's African Heritage.  Program guests share what they learned about the Ghana economy and culture as producer Thomas Todd presents feature stories on their visits to Ghana markets the National Museum in Accra Ghana the art gallery of the Golden Tulip Hotel and other stops on their tour. GUESTS Fern Cotton - Trip Coordinato and member of the New Bern 300th Anniversary Committee's African American History Civil War program subcommittee. Bernard George - a Historian of Eastern Carolina history and member of the New Bern 300th Anniversary Committee. Camille Simmons - a Junior at Jones Senior High School in Jones County.