Saro people
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The Saro people were a community of repatriated Yoruba and other West Africans, many of them freed slaves from Sierra Leone, who settled in 19th-century Nigeria and became influential in commerce, Christianity, and Western education.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic community
ⓘ
historical community ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Saro
NERFINISHED
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Saro community ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sierra Leone Creole people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialContext | British colonial rule in West Africa ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | combination of Yoruba and Sierra Leone Creole influences ⓘ |
| culturalInfluence |
development of Nigerian press
ⓘ
growth of Nigerian commerce ⓘ promotion of Western education in Nigeria ⓘ spread of Christianity in Yorubaland ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commerce
ⓘ
middleman trading between Europeans and Africans ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| educationRole |
establishment of mission schools in Nigeria
ⓘ
promotion of English literacy ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
Yoruba people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other West African peoples ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
influenced Christianization of Yoruba society
ⓘ
shaped early modern development of Lagos ⓘ |
| language |
English language
ⓘ
Yoruba language ⓘ |
| legalStatusInSierraLeone | Liberated Africans ⓘ |
| migrationType | return migration from Sierra Leone to Nigeria ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from “Sierra Leone” ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
formation of an educated African elite in colonial Nigeria
ⓘ
introduction of Western-style urban culture in Lagos ⓘ |
| politicalActivity |
advocacy for African participation in colonial administration
ⓘ
early Nigerian nationalism ⓘ |
| primaryOriginLocation | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySettlementLocation |
Abeokuta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ibadan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lagos NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Anglican Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Methodist Church NERFINISHED ⓘ other Protestant denominations ⓘ |
| roleInSociety |
Christian missionaries
ⓘ
civil servants ⓘ clergy ⓘ merchants ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| socialBackground |
freed slaves
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recaptive slaves ⓘ repatriated Africans ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
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