Hello Ekopolitan Project supporters! Its been a long time since the last post. But this is a good one and should be well worth the wait. From May 6 -7, Barnard College of Columbia University in New York was host to an interdisciplinary conference on Lagos organized by historians Abosede George, Saheed Aderinto, and Ademide […]
Happy New Year Ekopolitan Project fans! In this third and final installation of the interview between Lagos historian Abosede George and Cuba historian Rodolfo Sarracino, we learn about which regions of Cuba were most significant for the history of returnees to West Africa, and what it was like to be a Cuban researcher in Lagos […]
In this second installation of our conversation, the distinguished Cuban historian and diplomat Rodolfo Sarracino talks about the historical error that aggravated him so much, that he was compelled to research the legend of those Cubans who went back to Africa. He also discusses what it was like to arrive at Campos Square, Lagos Island, […]
In August 2015, Ekopolitan Project was in Havana, Cuba on the trail of 19th century migrants to Lagos. We were fortunate to be put in touch with Cuban historian and ambassador, Rodolfo Sarracino, (gracias Lohania Aruca) who had published a book on Cuban diasporas in Lagos, almost thirty years ago. We sat down for a […]
Dear EKP Fans! We have a guest blogger for this installation in the person of Professor Lisa Lindsay, author of Wage Labor and Social Change in Southwestern Nigeria (Heinemann, 2003) among other books. Read below for the story of a man named Church and his mysterious placard that found its way into the pages of […]
Dear EKP Fans, Sorry I left you! I had an operation ten days ago and was too busy recovering to post my last Record of the Week. But I am back with another thought-provoking Friday special! I hope you will like, comment, share, and of course, record your family history with the Ekopolitan Project. Future […]
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 Society for the History of Childhood and Youth all week. This edition of Record of […]
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 One. They register typically notes the name of the baptized, his or her sex, (a […]
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 but comes originally from the archival collection of the SMA Fathers, a Catholic missionary society […]