Uzuakoli

Uzuakoli is an area in Abia State of Eastern Nigeria that includes several villages. It has been home to a Methodist College, a large market, clandestine slave trading, a leprosy settlement, and the Ila Oso Festival. Uzuakoli is located within the Igbo "heartland".

The University of California has a photograph of Methodist missionaries in Uzuakoli in 1924.

In 1964, students of Methodist College of Uzuakoli wrote a short history of the area.

Other photos of area residents are in archives.

Notable people

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References

  1. 1 2 Ubah, C.N. (1992). "Hope for the Despondent: A Colonial Health Care Scheme at Uzuakoli, Eastern Nigeria". Transafrican Journal of History. 21: 51–68. JSTOR 24520420.
  2. ↑ Offiong, E. E. (April 20, 2007). "The 'Ila-Oso' Festival in Uzuakoli: An Appraisal". Sophia: An African Journal of Philosophy. 7 (2). doi:10.4314/sophia.v7i2.38703 – via PhilPapers.
  3. ↑ "Uzuakoli, Nigeria, 1924". Calisphere.
  4. ↑ "Uzuakoli : a short history / by students of the Methodist College, Uzuakoli; under the direction of A.J. Fox". Smithsonian Institution.
  5. ↑ "Washerwoman (a leper), Uzuakoli, Nigeria, 1932" – via DPLA.
  6. ↑ Frances Anyika (1997) Methodism in Igboland, p. 112.

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