This is Illuminating but you seem to be throwing out the Igbo Kingdom of Nri, out of your discussion of Igbo history.
Why so?
Igbo society was also hierarchical with the Osu and Ohu being at the lower rung of society. Title holders were not on the same rung as those without titles. Athenian democracy was shallow and over hyped in the textbooks since half of the population were enslaved and had no voice to participate. Another white lie. Igbo society may have been better but by no means a perfect model.
As for Soyinka I wish him happy birthday although I still hope to ask him one day why he was so lukewarm about supporting the civil rights movement in the US? Correct me if I am wrong on this.
A tiger does not show its tigritude , he said. Well you can say the same about the BLM movement - but Black Power symbolism was crucial for the movement to energize and inspire, and that it did.
Yesterday the great Formula One racer
Lewis Hamilton the only Black racer in the sport at a high level, did just that:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jul/12/lewis-hamilton-vows-to-spend-life-fighting-racism-after-black-power-salute
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On Jul 13, 2020, at 5:27 PM, 'Biko Agozino' via USA Africa Dialogue Series <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
--From ten years ago, this Oriki still dey fresh:Ode to Soyinka @ 76
Ode to Soyinka @ 76
ODE TO BABA SHO AT 76 By Biko Agozino 'Unlike societies right next to the Igbo for instance – more famously the...
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