Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760--1900

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Slavery and the Birth of an African City Lagos, 1760–1900 Kristin Mann Slavery and the Birth of an African City Slavery and the Birth of an African City Lagos, 1760–1900 Kristin Mann Indiana University Press Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2007 by Kristin Mann All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording , or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences–Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mann, Kristin, 1946Slavery and the birth of an African city : Lagos, 1760–1900 / Kristin Mann. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-253-34884-5 (cloth) 1. Slave trade–Nigeria–Lagos–History–18th century. 2. Slave trade–Nigeria–Lagos–History–19th century. 3. Lagos (Nigeria)–History–18th century. 4. Lagos (Nigeria)–History–19th century. 5. Lagos (Nigeria)–Commerce–History–18th century. 6. Lagos (Nigeria)–Commerce–History–19th century. 7. Slave trade–Great Britain–History–18th century. 8. Slave trade–Great Britain–History–19th century. 9. Great Britain–Commerce–History. 10. Great Britain–Colonies–Africa. I. Title. HT1394.L34M36 2007 306.3'6209669109033–dc22 2006037963 1 2 3 4 5 12 11 10 09 08 07 To Steve and Evan, And from them, as well ...