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] Ila Oso Festival,[2] and conflict. One of the first Methodist missionaries there was Bernard Batty, whose sons attended Elmfield College in York. [3] The community is in the Igbo "heartland".[1]

The University of California has a photograph of Methodist missionaries in Uzuakoli in 1924.[4]

In 1964, students of Methodist College of Uzuakoli wrote a short history of the area.[5]

Other photos of area residents are in archives.[6]

See also

Further reading

  • Uzuakoli Miracle; A True Story Of Bush Babies In Nigeria by Alan Cox

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 – via JSTOR.
  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. ↑ Frances Anyika (1997) Methodism in Igboland, p.112.
  4. ↑ "Uzuakoli, Nigeria, 1924". Calisphere.
  5. ↑ "Uzuakoli : a short history / by students of the Methodist College, Uzuakoli ; under the direction of A.J. Fox". Smithsonian Institution.
  6. ↑ "Washerwoman (a leper), Uzuakoli, Nigeria, 1932" – via DPLA.
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