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,[1] and the Ila Oso Festival.[2] Uzuakoli is located within the Igbo "heartland".[1]
The University of California has a photograph of Methodist missionaries in Uzuakoli in 1924.[3]
In 1964, students of Methodist College of Uzuakoli wrote a short history of the area.[4]
Other photos of area residents are in archives.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Chinedu Ikedieze (born 1977) — Nigerian actor, entrepreneur and investor
- Mike Ezuruonye (born 1982) — Nigerian actor
- Bernard Batty — early Methodist minister whose sons attended Elmfield College in York[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Uzuakoli, Nigeria, 1924". Calisphere.
- ^ "Uzuakoli : a short history / by students of the Methodist College, Uzuakoli; under the direction of A.J. Fox". Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ "Washerwoman (a leper), Uzuakoli, Nigeria, 1932" – via DPLA.
- ^ Frances Anyika (1997) Methodism in Igboland, p. 112.
Further reading
[edit]- Uzuakoli Miracle; A True Story Of Bush Babies In Nigeria by Alan Cox [ISBN missing]