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Stepping Back Into the Past (2): Igbo Compound

Posted on March 10, 2015 by

The 1700s saw a peak period in the transatlantic slave trade. Between 1716 and 1755, 30,000 Igbos were brought to Colonial Virginia as enslaved farm laborers, domestic servants, and artisans. Igboland is now part of modern-day Nigeria. The Frontier Culture … Continue reading →

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