Slavery and slaving operations in nineteenth-century Ibadan: a demographic analysis

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Title:	Slavery and slaving operations in nineteenth-century Ibadan: a demographic analysis
Author:	Ojo, Olatunji
Year:	2009
Periodical:	Lagos Historical Review (ISSN 1596-5031)
Volume:	9
Pages:	43-67
Language:	English
Geographic term:	Nigeria
Subjects:	Ibadan polity slaves Yoruba ethnic identity
Abstract:	This article analyses the factors of ethnicity, sex and age in Ibadan (Nigeria) slavery operations during the nineteenth century. It argues that slaveholders considered these factors in deciding the means of enslavement, who to enslave, when and for what purpose. It shows that the slave population fluctuated over time shifting from Hausa to Yoruba speakers, western to eastern Yoruba, male to female, adults to children, and from soldiers to farmers and manufacturers. All these have implications for the 'making' and 'meaning' of 'Yoruba' identity and social relations. App., ref., sum. [Journal abstract]