Shaihu Umar: Slavery in Africa (Topics in World History)

by Mervyn Hiskett (Translator), Beverly Mack (Contributor), Beverly Mack (Contributor), Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Author), Mervyn Hiskett (Translator)

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  1994

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  A family saga, written by the first Federal Prime Minister of Nigeria. It focuses on the struggles of Umar and his mother, and describes Umar's dramatic journey across the desert with a slave caravan. It provides a glimpse into the lives of women and children in a black Islamic society.