Danquah, Nkrumah, and the other Big Six got arrested on March 12 in the year 1948. Later, they got released after people in Ghana protested for their arrest. In 1960, Danquah challenged Nkrumah ...

The Big Six, made up of Kwame Nkrumah ... the ceremony – that is 4th August as Founders Day, because they believe that we were all asleep in Ghana until the arrival of Kwame Nkrumah and the ...

He hails from a lineage deeply intertwined with Ghana’s artistic history, as he is related to ... The creation of the Big Six Monument was born out of a spontaneous idea. Although Azzu was ...

Ghana’s Founders' Day is an important celebration ... and progress championed by The Big Six — Kwame Nkrumah, Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Joseph Boakye Danquah, Emmanuel Obetsebi ...

Today Ghana marks 60 years of independence from British colonial rule. As the first sub-Saharan country to gain independence, Ghana’s precedent in 1957 inspired other countries to seek ...

Editor’s Note: CNN’s On the Road series brings you a greater insight into the history ... Ghana. CNN explores the places, the people and the passions unique to this African nation. Accra ...