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[6] [7] Instead, Oyo directed more effort towards trading and acted as middlemen for both the trans-Saharan and trans-Atlantic slave trades. [6] Europeans bringing salt arrived in Oyo during the reign of King Obalokun. [8] Thanks to its domination of the coast, Oyo merchants were able to trade with Europeans at Porto Novo and Whydah. [9]
Yoruba Americans (Yoruba: Àwọn ọmọ Yorùbá Amẹrika) are Americans of Yoruba descent. The Yoruba people are a West African ethnic group that predominantly inhabits southwestern Nigeria , with smaller indigenous communities in Benin and Togo .
Pages in category "Yoruba diaspora in the United States" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Yoruba-American history (13 P) Pages in category "History of the Yoruba people" The following 94 pages are in this category, out of 94 total. ... Statistics; Cookie ...
Pages in category "American people of Yoruba descent" The following 119 pages are in this category, out of 119 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Yoruba Americans are citizens of the United States who were born in Yorubaland or who are of Yoruba descent. Pages in category "Yoruba-American history" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Joseph Adebowale Atanda (2 January 1932 – 6 December 1996) was a Nigerian native of Eruwa, in Oyo State, Nigeria.He obtained his B.A. (Hons) in History in 1964 from the University of London and a PhD. in history in 1967 from the University of Ibadan.
Some towns and cities of the Yoruba people are collectively considered to be clans due to similarities in their origins and cultures. Several other cities, though non-Yoruba, have histories of being influenced by the Yoruba. These cities are Warri, Benin City, Okene, and Auchi. [8] The Yoruba diaspora has two main groupings. The first one is ...