Igbo slavery

Drums of Captivity: Slavery and Survival in Western Igboland

“Ọnwụ anaghị ama nna, ọ bụghị nke nna ya ka ọ na-akpọ” (Death does not know who the father is; it calls whom it will). In the heart of Western Igboland, the echoes of drums once signaled both life and danger. The drums of captivity beat during festivals, masquerades, and shrines, but they also rolled through…