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A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984 : The Potts-Johnsons of Port Harcourt and Their Heirs, PDF eBook

A Saro Community in the Niger Delta, 1912-1984 : The Potts-Johnsons of Port Harcourt and Their Heirs PDF

Part of the Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora series

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By examining the history of the Potts-Johnsons, an immigrant Saro family from Sierra Leone living in the Port Harcourt region of Nigeria from roughly 1912-1984, this study reviews the migration history of the Saro in the Niger River delta. The work also touches on many important issues to consider when researching African history: intra-African migration, status of and dominance by elites (both indigenous and immigrant), women's roles in social relationships, and the preservation of family and cultural values under extreme socio-economic stress.

Mac Dixon-Fyle is associate professor of History at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

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