Religion in Agoiwoye
The first batch of liberated slaves from Sierra- Leone who had been taken from Orile Iwoye returned to Ago-Iwoye and started to practise Christianity. Most of them were killed initially for practising...
View Article5 Things You May Not Know About Lincoln, Slavery and Emancipation
September 22 marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, in which he declared that as of January 1, 1863, all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union...
View ArticleHistory of Slavery in America
History of Slavery in America Slavery in America Part 2 History of Slavery in America Part 3 The post History of Slavery in America appeared first on Ago-Iwoye! The Legend.
View ArticleSlavery in Africa and Slavery by Africans
Although slavery has been practiced for almost the whole of recorded history, the vast numbers involved in the African slave trade has left a legacy which can not be ignored. Slavery in Africa Whether...
View ArticleRole of Islam in African Slavery
Slavery has been rife throughout all of ancient history. Most, if not all, ancient civilizations practiced this institution and it is described (and defended) in early writings of the Sumerians,...
View ArticleAt Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, retracing slavery steps
CAPE COAST, GHANA — The door of no return, which for more than 100 years opened to the certainty of a short and brutal life for the millions of Africans that were captured off these shores and sold...
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