The Fugitive Slave Question in Anglo-Egba Relations, 1861-1886

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Title:	The Fugitive Slave Question in Anglo-Egba Relations, 1861-1886
Author:	Oroge, E. Adeniyi
Year:	1975
Periodical:	Journal of the Historical Society of Nigeria
Volume:	8
Issue:	1
Period:	December
Pages:	61-80
Language:	English
Geographic terms:	Nigeria Great Britain
Subjects:	slaves refugees colonization colonialism History and Exploration Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups)
Abstract:	The establishment of a British colony at Lagos in 1861 is a well-known aspect of Nigerian history. The importance of the fugitive slave question as a factor in the relations between the colony and the rest of the Yoruba country, remains largely a neglected theme. The increasing flight of slaves to Lagos from Abeokuta and other parts of the interior was a real point of disagreement. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the fugitive slave problem, with due emphasis on the anti-British feelings it generated among the Yoruba, and shows what antipathy it bred between British administrators at Lagos and British missionaries in the Yoruba interior. Notes.