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Retracing the Slave Routers from Arochukwu to the Ports of Old
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The Nigerian Slave Routes Project
When visitors go to retrace the slave
routes in Arochukwu, located in Nigeria, the Aro (people of Arochukwu)
will usually take the visitors to the House Museum of Okoro Oji in Ujari
to see the vestiges of slavery and the material culture of the slave
trade.
Retracing the slave routes usually begins
from the House Museum of Okoro Oji in Ujari through Amaururo (muddy
ground) to Ibom. From Ibom the route meanders through numerous
footpaths to Amannagwu from where the route that leads to the Government
beach begins.
Mr. Ugwu retracing one of the many
footpaths that
probably served a slave route in Amannagwu village, Arochukwu
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Arochukwu
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The waiting shelter at the the front of the Iyi Eke Cave |
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The Blue River before the boat regatta
Research team at the Blue River during the mobilization
Arochukwu
House Museum
Iye Eke
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| The House Museum |
The Iye Eke |
The following are pictures of the
House Museum of Okoro Oji in Ujari. Visitors come here to see
the vestiges of slavery and the material culture of the slave
trade.
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The road that leads from Iyi Eke to
the Temple of Chukwu is not the only route to the Temple of God
and the Oracle of Ibin Ukpabi. Many forest trails, footpaths,
and a meandering stream lead from various points in Arochukwu to
a place where a gully connects the smaller caves to the temple
of Chukwu.
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