Abakuas
Secret society of African peoples who were enslaved in Cuba.
In the mid-19th century, thousands of Africans were brought against their will from territories in Nigeria to the sugar plantations of Cuba. Though enslaved, they did not abandon many traditions of their culture that they had in Africa. They continued to form all-male organizations that oversaw traditions in religion, music and dance. They called these groups, Abakuas. Today the Abakuas can be found in places like the city of Havana. They held on to their language from the Calabar region of Nigeria called Ibo and used it to preserve the traditions of their people.
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