Diary of Antera Duke, an Eighteenth-Century African Slave Trader

Description:

"One of the earliest documents written by an African residing in coastal West Africal predating the arrival of British missionaries and officials in the mid-19th century. Antera Duke was a leader and merchant in late eighteenth-century Old Calabar. His diary is a candid account of daily life in an African community during a period of great historical interest"--Provided by publisher.

subjects: Slave traders,  Slave trade,  Diaries,  Biography,  History,  Slave trade, africa,  Nigeria, history,  Nigeria, biography,  Sklavenhandel,  Persons

People: Antera Duke

Places: Old Calabar (Nigeria),  Nigeria,  Old Calabar

Times: 18th century