Raymond Sarif Easmon

Raymond Sarif Easmon (1913–1994) was a prominent Sierra Leonean doctor known for his literary work and political agitation.

Background and early life

Raymond Sarif Easmon was born to the Easmon family, a prominent medical family. Easmon's father Albert Whiggs Easmon and uncle, John Farrell Easmon had qualified as a doctors in the 19th century.

Political agitation

Easmon became politically active during the regime of President Siaka Stevens. Easmon criticized the rampant political corruption that occurred during the period and in 1970 was arrested and detained for his opposition to the government.

Literary work

• Dear parent and ogre (1964)
• The new patriots: a play in three acts (1966)
• The burnt-out marriage (1967)
• The feud and other stories (1981)

Sources

• Historical Dictionary of Sierra Leone by C.P. Foray and Magbaily Fyle
• Physicians, colonial racism, and diaspora in West Africa by Adell Patton