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Month: June 2015

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By ekopolitanproject / Posted onJune 27, 2015

James Covey and the Amistad Orphans

Image Source: Documenting the American South project (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill) The Ekopolitan Project is coming to you live from the beautiful Pacific Ocean city of Vancouver, Canada where I have been attending a conference of the Continue Reading …

By ekopolitanproject / Posted onJune 19, 2015

Baptizing the Pereira kids

The record of the week is a sample from a register of baptisms that were conducted in Lagos or Badagry circa 1863. The baptisms were officiated by Padre Borghero, who we will remember from the last post was The Bearded Continue Reading …

By ekopolitanproject / Posted onJune 12, 2015

(Archival) Record of the Week: A Tale of Two Padres

Someone, whose name escapes us all, said a picture is worth a thousand words. The archival record of the week is a very famous photo of the nascent Catholic community in Lagos c. 1875. It has been reproduced several times Continue Reading …

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