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== Origins ==
Antigua received a large number of slaves from several African countries: Most of them were from [[Nigeria]] ([[Igbo people|Igbo]], [[Yoruba people|Yoruba]]. Reached more than 22,000 slaves in the [[Bight of Biafra]] to Antigua) and [[Ghana]] ([[Ashanti people|Ashanti]] and [[Fante people|Fante]] -whose descendants are the [[Kromanti]]-, came to Antigua over 16,000), but less so also exported slaves groups of [[Senegambia]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]] (over 4,000 came to Antigua), [[Windward Coast]], [[Bight of Benin]] and [[Congo]] ([[Kongo people|Kongo]]). Many of the slaves were also [[Mandinka people|Mandinka]].<ref name="photobafriban"> [http://s1207.photobucket.com/user/oditous3/media/AfricanOriginsbroadregionsforCarribeanenglishfrenchnumbers.jpg.html African origins of the slaves from British and former British Antilles]</ref>
== History ==
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