Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum

Seriki William Abass Museum
Established1840
LocationLagos
TypeSlave Museum

The Seriki Williams Abass Slave Museum is a historical site located in Badagry, Lagos State, Nigeria. Established in the early 1840s, serving both as the compound of Seriki Williams Abass and a place for holding slaves during the transatlantic slave trade.[1][2][3]

Background

The museum is located in a 19th-century slave barracoon, a structure built to confine enslaved people before their forced transportation, which is also the former residency of Chief Seriki Williams Abass, originally named Ifaremilekun Fagbami (born around 1835 in Orile, Ogun State).[4][5]

In 2003, the Nigerian government designated the site a national monument, recognizing its historical significance. It was later converted into a museum to document the impact of slavery in Nigeria and educate visitors on the events that took place there.[6]

The museum preserves original architectural elements of the barracoon. It also houses a collection of historical artifacts, such as chains and shackles used to restrain captives; documents and records detailing Badagry's involvement in the slave trade; maps of slave-trade routes, illustrating the movement of enslaved Africans; and photographs and illustrations related to the era.[7][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gberefu Island Archives". Sue Travels. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Emmanuel, Duntoye Oluwaseun (31 July 2023). "Gberefu and Dokdo Island: The hidden story of two great nations". Nigerian Tribune. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Joadre (6 February 2023). "Badagry Slave Barracoon | A Journey Through The Dark Heritage of EnSlavement". Joadre. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Badagry: A Walk through the Slave Route — English". coast.iwlearn.org. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Sayer, Faye (2 September 2021). "Localizing the Narrative: The Representation of the Slave Trade and Enslavement Within Nigerian Museums". Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage. 10 (3): 257–282. doi:10.1080/21619441.2021.1963034. ISSN 2161-9441.
  6. 1 2 Osho, Anago (28 October 2015). "BADAGRY WALKING TOURS by Anago James Akeem Osho (Historian, Curator, Author and story teller)". anagoadventures.blogspot.com.
  7. ↑ "Seriki Faremi Williams Abass Slave Museum". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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