Bight of Biafra Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Slave trade from Africa to America from 1650 to 1860. Photo credit; University of Richmond blogs. Between 1650 and 1850, the Bight of Biafra emerged as one of the Atlantic…

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Jul 2026

⁠Religion and Spirituality

Igbo Religious Survivals in Caribbean Vodun and Obeah

The transatlantic slave trade not only displaced millions of Africans from the Bight of Biafra but also transported their worldviews, cosmologies, and spiritual practices to the Caribbean. The Igbo, one…

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Jul 2026

Anthropology and Ethnography

Masquerade Traditions from Igboland to the Caribbean (Jonkonnu, Mocko Jumbie)

The transatlantic slave trade not only dispersed millions of Igbo people across the Atlantic world but also carried their cultural, spiritual, and artistic traditions into the Caribbean. Among the most…

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Jul 2026

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory

Mapping Igbo Destinations in the Americas: A Comparative Analysis

Bight of Biafra. Photo credit: Britannica. Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, people from the Igbo-speaking regions of southeastern Nigeria were dispersed across the Atlantic through the transatlantic slave trade. During…

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Jul 2026

Anthropology and Ethnography Historical Studies

Igbo Linguistic Influences on Caribbean Creole Languages

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, the massive forced migration of Igbo speakers from the Bight of Biafra to the Caribbean left deep cultural and linguistic imprints on the region.…

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Jul 2026

Cultural Heritage Discography

Music and Drum Traditions: Tracing the “Igbo Drum” in the Americas

Igba/Drum. Photo credit; Igbo people. The forced migration of Igbo-speaking peoples from the Bight of Biafra to the Caribbean and wider Americas between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries led to the…

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Mar 2026

Historical Studies

The Historical Rise of Onitsha as West Africa’s Premier Inland Market

This picture was taken c. 1889, possibly by G. F. Packer, credited with other photos from the Niger and Onitsha (and of Onitsha trading women), is annotated as ‘Trader from…

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Feb 2026

Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

Credit, Culture, and Control: Pawnship and the Regulatory Power of the Ekpe and Oghu Systems

The pre-colonial and early colonial economies of the Bight of Biafra and the Niger Delta were built on a sophisticated bedrock of credit. In an era before standardized banking and…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

Calabar as a Seaport: The 400-Year History of One of West Africa’s Most Significant International Trade Hubs

Duke town, a key settlement in the seaport’s trade network. Photo credit; Wikipedia. For more than four centuries, Calabar has stood as one of West Africa’s most influential seaports, serving as…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory Historical Studies

From Slaves to Palm Oil: Analyzing the Economic Pivot of the 1840s and Its Impact on Efik Social Structure

Site of a slave market at Akpabuyo in the Calabar area, featured in a major exhibit of the museum. Photo credit; Wikipedia. The Efik people of the Cross River region in…

Tag: Bight of Biafra

The Demography of Biafran Slave Exports (1650–1850)

Igbo Religious Survivals in Caribbean Vodun and Obeah

Masquerade Traditions from Igboland to the Caribbean (Jonkonnu, Mocko Jumbie)

Mapping Igbo Destinations in the Americas: A Comparative Analysis

Igbo Linguistic Influences on Caribbean Creole Languages

Music and Drum Traditions: Tracing the “Igbo Drum” in the Americas

The Historical Rise of Onitsha as West Africa’s Premier Inland Market

Credit, Culture, and Control: Pawnship and the Regulatory Power of the Ekpe and Oghu Systems

Calabar as a Seaport: The 400-Year History of One of West Africa’s Most Significant International Trade Hubs