African History: Nigeria's Road to Independence
In this four week class, students will learn about the circumstances that led to the independence of Nigeria from the British Empire in 1960.
Chidumebi Ikechi Njoku-Browne
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(853)
What's included
4 live meetings
3 hrs 40 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Students will learn how Nigeria was able to achieve its independence from the British Empire. The topics covered will be as follows: Week 1: Conquest of Nigeria • Early British forays into Nigeria • Conquest of Northern Nigeria • Conquest of the Southern Nigeria • Amalgamation of Nigeria in 1914 Week 2: Colonial Nigeria from 1914-1939 • World War 1’s effects on Nigeria • Frederick Lugard & indirect rule • Abeokuta Revolts • The Great Depression • The Igbo Women’s War of 1929 • The Clifford Constitution • Nigerian National Democratic Party Week 3: Colonial Nigeria from 1939-1950 • World War 2 & the Burma Campaigns • Peaceful protests in 1944 • The Richards Constitution • National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons • Drawing inspiration from Gandhi Week 4: Colonial Nigeria from 1950-1960 • The Macpherson Constitution • Autonomy in Government from the British • The British begin to pull out in 1957 • Empire is expensive: British recession in the 1950s • 1959 House of Representatives elections • October 1, 1960, Independence achieved My class will be structured along the history on Nigeria, focusing more on Nigeria as a region and political entity, without going too much into all 500+ tribes in the region. I will be teaching using a mixture of discussion, lecture and old time photographs from the region at the time to show the transition. My teaching style can be described as interactive. Learners will get to interact with my and each other through discussion, slides and lecturing. I will highly encourage my students to discuss in the chat after class what they think of these events in history. As we progress though the various decades there will be some pauses in the class to ask for students what they think will happen next in order to see how much they have picked up on. No prior knowledge or experience is needed
Learning Goals
Students will learn how Nigeria got its independence. From how it was formed in 1914 and the trials and tribulations it underwent before it eventually became independent of the British Empire on October 1st, 1960.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class includes subjects like war, racism and political oppression
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Amechi, Mbazulike. The Forgotten Heroes of Nigerian Independence. Onitsha, Nigeria: Etukokwu Publishers, 1985.
Apena, Adeline. Colonization, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: the Western Delta, 1914-1960. New York: Peter Lang, 1997.
Diamond, Stanley, and Simon Obi. Anekwe. Nigeria: Model of a Colonial Failure. New York, NY: American Committee on Africa, 1967.
Ikime, Obaro, and S. O. Osobo. European Conquest and African Resistance. London: Longmans, 1973.
Lugard, Frederick. Frederick Lugard: London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1948.
Matera, Marc, Misty L. Bastian, and Susan Kingsley Kent. The Women's War of 1929: Gender and Violence in Colonial Nigeria. Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Nkemdirim, Bernard. Social Change and Political Violence in Colonial Nigeria. Ilfracombe: Stockwell, 1975.
Ochonu, Moses E. Colonial Meltdown: Northern Nigeria in the Great Depression. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2009.
Onyuku, Wilfred Anene. Colonial History and Foreign Relations of Nigeria until 1968. Berlin: Papyrus-Druck, 1980.
Orr, C. W. J. The Making of Northern Nigeria. London: Darf, 1987.
Post, Ken, and George Jenkins. The Price of Liberty: Personality and Politics in Colonial Nigeria. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Umar, Muhammad S. Islam and Colonialism: Intellectual Responses of Muslims of Northern Nigeria to British Colonial Rule. Leiden: Brill, 2006.
Joined June, 2019
4.9
853reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a researcher of African history since 2011. I have been researching Nigeria in the African History museum at the Smithsonian for 3 years. I myself am Nigerian and I was raised there and provided education on the nation's history.Reviews
Live Group Class
$15
weekly or $60 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
55 min
Completed by 20 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
1-9 learners per class
