Library Highlight: Onitsha market literature and the Nigerian response to Lumumba’s death
Our latest Library Highlight focuses on examples of Onitsha (Nigeria) market literature from the period surrounding the death of Patrice Lumumba in the Congo, in 1961. These pamphlets, from the archive of British political scientist Ken Post, shed light on popular opinion in Nigeria in this tumultuous period in African history.
Posted on 13 April 2026, last modified on 13 April 2026

