Greg Nwoko Historic Blog
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
Tribal Monarch. Sitting on his golden throne, Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I is the current 'Dein of Agbor
Tribal Monarch. Sitting on his golden throne, Benjamin Ikenchuku Keagborekuzi I is the current 'Dein of Agbor'. Just two years and four months after his birth in July 1977 he was crowned king following the the unexpected death of his father. It meant he was the youngest king anywhere in the world. He is currently the Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, one of Nigeria's most prestigious universities
Dr. Ladi Dosei Kwali (1925-1983)
Dr. Ladi Dosei Kwali (1925-1983), the woman on the N20 note is Nigeria's best known potter who was awarded a Doctorate & was made MBE in 1963 for the level of detail & skill she utilized while making her pots. She was born in Kwali town in the present Federal Capital Territory, Abuja,Nigeria & had the opportunity to exhibit her work in Europe in 1958, 1959 and 1962. Her pottery was also displayed during Nigeria’s independence celebrations in 1960.She gave lectures & demonstrations on her craft.
Source: Hamira Adyms
Source: Hamira Adyms
PRINCESS ELIZABETH II AND PHILIP Nigeria 1956
PRINCESS ELIZABETH II AND PHILIP Nigeria 1956. Behind is Major J.T U AGUIYI IRONSI who was assigned as equerry to Queen Elizabeth II during this visit in 1956, for which assignment he was sent to Buckingham Palace to train.
Source: Linda A. Foote-Martin
Source: Linda A. Foote-Martin
Actress, Megalyn Echikunwoke. Echikunwoke
Actress, Megalyn Echikunwoke. Echikunwoke means "leader of men: and Megalyn is the granddaughter of a Nigerian tribal leader, which technically makes her African royalty. Echikunwoke, whose father is Nigerian and whose mother is white American, was raised on the Navajo Indian Reservation in Chinle Arizona.
Kelechi Prince Amukamara (born June 6, 1989, Leominster, Massachusetts)
Kelechi Prince Amukamara (born June 6, 1989, Leominster, Massachusetts) is an cornerback for the New York Giants of the NFL. He was born to Nigerian parents Romanus and Christy. He has five sisters, named Princess, Promise, Peace, Precious, and Passionate. Prince is of Royal Nigerian descent, and his grandfather was the chief of Awo-Omamma in the Imo State of Nigeria. He is currently next in line to be the chief. His mother competed for Nigeria at the 1984 Summer Olympics in track and field.
Construction of Mt. Rushmore
Construction of Mt. Rushmore .. The Sculptor's Studio — a display of unique plaster models and tools related to the sculpting — was built in 1939 under the direction of Borglum. Borglum died from an embolism in March 1941. His son, Lincoln Borglum, continued the project. Originally, it was planned that the figures would be carved from head to waist but insufficient funding forced the carving to end. The entire project cost 989,992.32$ US.
The Freedom Now Suite 1960
Jazz performers responded to the force of the civil rights movement by recording and performing their music. The most ambitious response was the Freedom Now Suite of Max Roach, recorded in August and September 1960, and involving such major performers as Coleman Hawkins, Abbey Lincoln, and Nigerian drummer Olatunji. The Freedom Now Suite was issued on the small label Candid Records rather than on Max Roach's regular label, Mercury.
Source: The Alternate History
Source: The Alternate History
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Charlie Chaplin with one of his commercial endeavors, a Tramp doll, circa 1920. Chaplin was among the wealthiest people in the world, at one time earning $670,000 per year to make movies for Mutual Film Company.
Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903)
Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903), niece of lifelong bachelor United States President James Buchanan, acted as First Lady of the United States from 1857 to 1861. She was one of the few women to hold the position of First Lady while not being married to the President
PHOTO FACT.............
You didn’t build the White House; slaves did. “Slaves were the largest labor pool when Congress in 1790 decided to create a new national capital along the Potomac surrounded by the two slave-owning states of Maryland and Virginia,” according to the June 1, 2005, Associated Press article “Capitol Slave Labor Studied” published in The Washington Times. It is estimated that over 400 slaves were used to help build the U.S. Capitol. Did you know that twelve American presidents owned slaves?
Tuesday, 13 January 2015
Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano was an African writer whose experiences as a slave prompted him to become involved in the British abolition movement. In his autobiography, Olaudah Equiano writes that he was born in the Eboe province, in the area that is now southern Nigeria. He describes how he was kidnapped with his sister at around the age of 11, sold by local slave traders and shipped across the Atlantic to Barbados and then Virginia.
Friday, 9 January 2015
The Mangbetu are a people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, living in the Orientale Province.
The Mangbetu are known for their highly developed art and music. One instrument associated with and named after them is the Mangbetu harp or guitar
Musicologists have also sought out the Mangbetu to make video and audio recordings of their music.
The Mangbetu stood out to European explorers because of their elongated heads. Traditionally, babies' heads were wrapped tightly with cloth in order to give them this distinctive appearance. The practice began dying out in the 1950s with the arrival of more Europeans and westernization. Because of this distinctive look, it is easy to recognize Mangbetu figures in African art.
Musicologists have also sought out the Mangbetu to make video and audio recordings of their music.
The Mangbetu stood out to European explorers because of their elongated heads. Traditionally, babies' heads were wrapped tightly with cloth in order to give them this distinctive appearance. The practice began dying out in the 1950s with the arrival of more Europeans and westernization. Because of this distinctive look, it is easy to recognize Mangbetu figures in African art.
BIZARRE PURNISHMENT FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD IN CONGO.
A father stares at the hands of his five year-old daughter, which were severed as a punishment for having harvested too little rubber. This is what was happening in the Congo at the hands of the Belgians under King Leopold. Let us be clear dear people who like to claim that because their parents were immigrants to America they never benefited from the slave trade. People were taken from Africa & exported as slaves to other countries, but Africans were also enslaved & killed on the continent. .
ALL FOR BIAFRA NIGERIA 1969
United Action for Biafra / Nigeria. 19 December, 1969. A campaign group comprised of Leonard Cheshire, Winston Churchill, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, Commonwealth Concern, Oxfam, The Salvation Army, Save the Children Fund, Sue Ryder Foundation, War on Want and Unicef UK.
Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915)
Mary Mitchell Slessor (2 December 1848 – 13 January 1915) was a Scottish missionary to Nigeria. Her work and strong personality allowed her to be trusted and accepted by the locals while spreading Christianity and promoting women's rights. The birth of twins was considered an evil curse. People feared the father of one of the infants was an evil spirit, and that the mother had been guilty of a great sin. Twin babies were often abandoned in the bush. Mary adopted every child that she found abandoned, and set out twins missioners to find, protect and care for them at the Mission House. She is pictured here with her adopted children Jean, Alice, Maggie and May.
Thursday, 8 January 2015
The first born twin, is always called Taiwo, meaning ‘having the first taste of the world’, whereas the second is named Kehinde, meaning ‘arriving after the other’. Although being born first Taiwo is considered as the younger twin. The senior Kehinde sends out Taiwo to see what the outside world looks like. As soon as Taiwo has given a signal by crying, Kehinde will follow.
A day before Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker, Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini met a more public end. He and his mistress, Clara Petacci were caught by partisans while trying to flee into Switzerland. On April 29, 1945, the two were shot to death in the small village of Giulino di Mezzegra. Their corpses were then taken to the Piazzale Loreto in Milan and strung up on meat hooks above a gas station. Crowds threw stones at the bodies for several days.
Sir Adeniji Adele II (1893-1964) was a Nigerian paramount ruler who held the title of Oba of Lagos. He was chosen vice president of the Nigerian Senate in 1960 and was also the president of the Lagos Town Council at the time. He was among the special dignitaries that welcomed Queen Elizabeth to Nigeria in 1960
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