1897 Lagos strike
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1897 Lagos strike
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The Lagos strike of 1897 was a labour strike in Lagos Colony which has been described as the first "major labour protest of the colonial period" in African history. Lagos was one of the major ports in West Africa and was a busy entrepot through which trade between the coast and the interior was processed. The city's economy expanded widely during the 19th century. At the time of the strike, Lagos was a colony under the governorship of Henry McCallum. McCallum, who had held a number of important
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Labour strike in Lagos, Nigeria
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