The Persistence of Slavery

The Persistence of Slavery: An Economic History of Child Trafficking in Nigeria
AuthorRobin Phylisia Chapdelaine
PublisherUniversity of Massachusetts Press
Publication date
2021

The Persistence of Slavery: An Economic History of Child Trafficking in Nigeria is a non-fiction book by Robin Phylisia Chapdelaine, published in 2021 by the University of Massachusetts Press as part of their Childhoods series. The book discusses the history of child trafficking and child slavery in 20th century Southeastern Nigeria, especially amongst Igbo children, and Chapdelaine puts forth an argument that the practice of child labor was a contributing factor to the 1929 Women's War. She also discusses the practice of child pawning, a form of servitude common in domestic environments, where child was held in a form of indentured servitude until they paid off the interest on loan that had been given to the adult who had pawned them.

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