Igbo Digital Dashboard — a view of everything currently in the archive, and where the gaps are. Numbers update as new facts, proverbs, and places are added.
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Born July 30th 1933 in Imo State, Professor Nwoga would go on to teach at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Commonly referred to as an intellectual giant, in 1967 he would compile the book "West African Verse" which serves as an important reminder of contemporary poetry.
On this day, British naval forces bombard Onitsha to put down a rebellion due to unfair 'treaties.' British Captain Bury details marching on Onitsha and razing it. The unrest was due previous treaties which forced the Igbos to give up their lands to British commercial interests which amongst other issues significantly increased the cost of living.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus sheds light on the quiet struggles within an upper-middle-class Igbo family, dealing with issues like religious pressure, silence in the home, and the tension between tradition and change. Its international recognition helped bring nuanced Igbo family life and the complexities of post-colonial Nigeria into world literature.