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William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story...

William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story of the...

The legacy of Eliza Moore,...

The legacy of Eliza Moore, one of...

William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story of the African Prince wrongfully sold into slavery, by Gift Luckson

William Ansah Sessarakoo: The story of the African Prince wrongfully sold into slavery, by Gift Luckson William Ansah Sessarakoo (1735 – 1770) was a Fante trader and public figure, best known for his enslavement in the West Indies, subsequent rescue, and high-profile stay in England. He was both prominent among the Fante people and influential among Europeans concerned with the transatlantic slave trade. Enslavement His father, John Corrente, had previously sent Ansah's brother to France, and around 1744 he arranged to have Ansah travel to England to gain an education, curry favour with...
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Africa

Francis Bol Bok:...

Francis Bol Bok: A story of resilience and influence in modern slavery, by Gift Luckson Francis Piol Bol Bok (born February 1979) is a Dinka...
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From The Archives

Venture Smith’s courageous...

Venture Smith’s courageous journey from slavery to freedom, by Gift Luckson Venture Smith (1729–1805) was a remarkable African man who survived enslavement and left one...
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Local

ENSG calls for...

ENSG calls for Global Collaboration to end human trafficking, modern slavery The Enugu State Government has made a clarion call to global stakeholders to unite...
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In Memoriam

How captured Igbo...

How captured Igbo people chose mass suicide by drowning instead of submitting to slavery In 1803, about 75 Igbo men, women, and children were purchased...
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From The Archives

Kossola/Cudjo Lewis: Significant...

Kossola/Cudjo Lewis: Significant bravery of the last survivor of slavery   Cudjo Lewis (1841–1935) also known as Kossola, was the third-to-last adult survivor of the Atlantic...
Maryam Umar -
Africa

Internet as new...

Internet as new gateway for human trafficking, by Gift Luckson It's without a doubt that the advent of the internet opened up a vista of...
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Columns

Journey to Grenada...

Journey to Grenada and reparations for slavery, by Azu Ishiekwene Conversation with Azu Nigeria’s spectacular crises in almost every facet of its national life are inescapable....
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Columns

Slavery in Mauritania...

In November 2017, the world watched in utter disbelief, some cringed-worthy footage aired by CNN where dozens of men in detention facilities were being...
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Feature

When Harriet Tubman...

As clouds flitted across the moonlit sky on the night of June 2, 1863, three gunboats snaked up the Combahee River in South Carolina’s...
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