Igbo Customs and Comparison to the Jews

From The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano
In Chapter 1 Equiano describes the manners, government, religion, and agriculture of his native Eboe people, arguing for resemblance to the ancient Hebrews to assert African humanity and dignity.
Chapter 1

Detailed ethnography of Essaka and the famous analogy: 'the strong analogy which... appears to prevail in the manners and customs of my countrymen, and those of the Jews, before they reached the Land of Promise.'

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