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, Ila Oso Festival, and conflict. One of the first Methodist missionaries there was Bernard Batty, whose sons attended Elmfield College in York. The community is in 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.
See also
Further reading
- Uzuakoli Miracle; A True Story Of Bush Babies In Nigeria by Alan Cox
References
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- Frances Anyika (1997) Methodism in Igboland, p.112.
- "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.