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- https://human.libretexts.org/Learning_Objects/Literature_Supplemental_Modules/Chimamanda_Adichie%3A_A_Research_Guide/01%3A_Biographical_and_Background_Information/1.05%3A_Nigerian_Culture_and_HistoryAmong the many reasons included the growing interethnic rivalry and suspicion between the three major ethnic groups (Hausa/Fulani in the north, Yoruba in the west, and Igbo in the south); agitations o...Among the many reasons included the growing interethnic rivalry and suspicion between the three major ethnic groups (Hausa/Fulani in the north, Yoruba in the west, and Igbo in the south); agitations over alleged domination by one ethnic group to the exclusion of the others; a controversial 1963 federal census; and disputed post-independence elections in 1964 and volatile western regional elections in 1965, which resulted in prolonged political crisis, anarchy, and uncertainty (“Biafra/Nigeria”).
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Literature/Chimamanda_Adichie%3A_A_Research_Guide/01%3A_Biographical_and_Background_Information/1.05%3A_Nigerian_Culture_and_HistoryAmong the many reasons included the growing interethnic rivalry and suspicion between the three major ethnic groups (Hausa/Fulani in the north, Yoruba in the west, and Igbo in the south); agitations o...Among the many reasons included the growing interethnic rivalry and suspicion between the three major ethnic groups (Hausa/Fulani in the north, Yoruba in the west, and Igbo in the south); agitations over alleged domination by one ethnic group to the exclusion of the others; a controversial 1963 federal census; and disputed post-independence elections in 1964 and volatile western regional elections in 1965, which resulted in prolonged political crisis, anarchy, and uncertainty (“Biafra/Nigeria”).
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Literature/Chimamanda_Adichie%3A_A_Research_Guide/02%3A_Terms_and_ThemesIts basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of co...Its basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of color typically originate to benefit white groups. (4) Negative stereotyping of minorities serves to elevate white power (5) Individuals cannot be defined by their membership in a single group due to the complex nature of “intersectionalities.”
- https://human.libretexts.org/Learning_Objects/Literature_Supplemental_Modules/Chimamanda_Adichie%3A_A_Research_Guide/02%3A_Terms_and_ThemesIts basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of co...Its basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of color typically originate to benefit white groups. (4) Negative stereotyping of minorities serves to elevate white power (5) Individuals cannot be defined by their membership in a single group due to the complex nature of “intersectionalities.”
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History/Early_World_Civilizations_(Lumen)/11%3A_African_Civilizations/11.16%3A_The_Yoruba_StatesThis page discusses Yorubaland, highlighting its cultural significance and historical development through oral traditions. It presents Ile-Ife as the cultural core of the Yoruba and details the rise o...This page discusses Yorubaland, highlighting its cultural significance and historical development through oral traditions. It presents Ile-Ife as the cultural core of the Yoruba and details the rise of the Oyo Empire under oba Eguguojo, marked by military conquests and strategic governance from the 14th to late 18th centuries. The empire's decline stemmed from internal strife and failed campaigns, culminating in its status as a British protectorate by the late 19th century, losing power by 1896.
