Efua T. Sutherland stands next to signage at a border crossing that reads, "YOU ARE NOW LEAVING GHANA. PLEASE DRIVE ON THE RIGHT." in Ghana. Efua Theodora Sutherland was a Ghanaian playwright, director, dramatist, children's author, director, poet, educationist, researcher, child advocate, and cultural activist. She was a pioneer and an influential figure in the development of Ghana's modern literary and theater movements. She was among the intellectual and cultural activists of the African Independence era who saw themselves as a generation responsible for the creation of new national spaces inspirited by their African origins. She was instrumental in creating a number of institutions including the Ghana Association of Writers, the National Theatre Movement, the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, The National Commission on Children, Children's Parks and Libraries, the Pan-African Theater Festival (PANAFEST), and the Mmofra Foundation.

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Efua T. Sutherland stands next to signage at a border crossing that reads, "YOU ARE NOW LEAVING GHANA. PLEASE DRIVE ON THE RIGHT." in Ghana. Efua Theodora Sutherland was a Ghanaian playwright, director, dramatist, children's author, director, poet, educationist, researcher, child advocate, and cultural activist. She was a pioneer and an influential figure in the development of Ghana's modern literary and theater movements. She was among the intellectual and cultural activists of the African Independence era who saw themselves as a generation responsible for the creation of new national spaces inspirited by their African origins. She was instrumental in creating a number of institutions including the Ghana Association of Writers, the National Theatre Movement, the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre, The National Commission on Children, Children's Parks and Libraries, the Pan-African Theater Festival (PANAFEST), and the Mmofra Foundation.