Impacts of Trans-Atlantic Movements on the Coast of Badagry

The Transatlantic era witnessed massive population movement especially on the coast of West Africa consequent upon access to trade goods and contact with the outside world in the region. The Dahomean wars of the 18th century also influenced massive demographic movements leading to the displacement of many communities and reestablishment in other regions.

These movements in local and global proportions resulted in the formation of new communities. This research intends to examine the impacts of these movements along the coast on the environment and its resources in the Badagry region and how these population movements led to the emergence of complex societies in Badagry. This research has been supported by Grants from the Pennsylvania State University's Department of Anthropology, Hill Fellowship Awards, College of Liberal Arts, Sustainability-Engagement Awards, Africana Research Center, and the Whiting Indigenous Grant Award.