Marilyn Nance Last Day In Lagos

A Focused Study On A Singular African American Photographer, Through An Archival Encounter With Her Documentation Of The Landmark Festac77 Festival From January 15 To February 12, 1977, More Than 15,000 Artists, Intellectuals And Performers From 55 Nations Worldwide Gathered In Lagos, Nigeria, For The Second World Black And African Festival Of Arts And Culture, Also Known As Festac77. Taking Place In The Heyday Of Nigerias Oil Wealth And Following The African Continents Potent Decade Of Decolonization, Festac77 Was The Peak Of Pan-africanist Expression. Among The Musicians, Writers, Artists And Cultural Leaders In Attendance Were Ellsworth Ausby, Milford Graves, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Samella Lewis, Audre Lorde, Winnie Owens, Miriam Makeba, Valerie Maynard, Queen Mother Moore And Sun Ra.