Badagry, in Lagos, Nigeria


An artist's impression of the slave experience in the Mobe Family House Museum
An artist's impression of the slave experience in the Mobe 
Family House Museum

 
The tomb of the great-grandfather of the Mobe Family, Emmanuel
The tomb of the great-grandfather of the Mobe Family, Emmanuel

 
A giant drinking pot.  This pot was the pot out of which slaves drank.  It is an item of material culture in the Mobe Family House Museum.
A giant drinking pot.  This pot was the pot out of which slaves drank. 
It is an item of material culture in the Mobe Family House Museum.

 
An artist's impression of the pains of slavery
An artist's impression of the pains of slavery

 
Items of material culture on display at the Mobe Family House Museum
Items of material culture on display at the Mobe Family House Museum

 
Njoku trying out the chains in the Mobe Family House Museum
Njoku trying out the chains in the Mobe Family House Museum

 
Njoku trying out the chains in the Mobe Family House Museum
Njoku trying out the chains in the Mobe Family House Museum

 
A landmark in Badagry
A landmark in Badagry 

 
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first Anglican mission house
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first Anglican mission house

 
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first Anglican mission house
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first Anglican mission house

 
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first Anglican mission house, taken from a different angle
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first 
Anglican mission house, taken from a different angle

 
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first Anglican mission house, taken from a different angle
The first multi-storied building in Nigeria, and the first 
Anglican mission house, taken from a different angle

 
A chair in the mission house
A chair in the mission house

 
Material culture, including some of the first Bibles used in Nigeria
Material culture, including some of the first Bibles used in Nigeria

 
The custodian walking Njoku through the mission house.  Here, Njoku inspects the first safe in Badagry, Lagas.
The custodian walking Njoku through the mission house. 
Here, Njoku inspects the first safe in Badagry, Lagas.

 
A bridge on the slave routes, currently in disrepair
A bridge on the slave routes, currently in disrepair

 
A bridge going into one of the waterways that leads into the Atlantic Ocean.  This is part of the slave route.
A bridge going into one of the waterways that leads into the Atlantic Ocean.  This is part of the slave route.

 
The Coconut Island, in Badagry.  The slave routes cuts through this island on its way to the Atlantic.
The "Coconut Island," in Badagry.  The slave routes cut 
through this island on its way to the Atlantic.

 
Part of Coconut Island
Part of Coconut Island

 
The slave route that cuts through Coconut Island in Badagry, leading to the Atlantic Ocean
The slave route that cuts through Coconut Island in 
Badagry, leading to the Atlantic Ocean

 
Njoku and Emmanuel returning from the Atlantic on the slave route through Coconut Island.
Njoku and Emmanuel returning from the Atlantic on 
the slave route through Coconut Island.

 
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