Group photograph of the staff of Abeokuta Grammar School, Nigeria, 16 July 1963. Photo: Courtesy of Keith Archer
State of mind: For Keith Archer, an old photograph speaks to a contemporary situation
‘The best thing I could do to help Nigeria was to go home.’
by Keith Archer
25th February 2022
Recently, as I was sorting through some clutter, I came across an old photograph, dated 16 July 1963. It was a group photograph of the staff of Abeokuta Grammar School, Nigeria, and the writing on the back described it as the ‘Send-off photograph in honour of Mr & Mrs Vogel, Messrs. Edun, Kahn, Law, Ladipo, Falase, and Keith Archer’ (that’s me, second from the end of the front row).
