Ghana Celebrates

Here in Ghana, the people of this West African nation, like this little lad, are marking the 50th anniversary of this nation's independence from British colonialism with a joyous celebration marked by activities throughout the year and peaking this week with a laser and fireworks show. This young man participated in a torch-carrying parade this afternoon, where thousands sang and danced as the jublilant procession in which Rev. Jesse Jackson carried the torch, a symbol of Ghana's democracy and independence, snaked through the streets of Accra.