In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin ... £250,000 a year selling people into slavery in 1750. King Gezo said in the 1840's he would do anything the British wanted ...
GROWING RICH WITH SLAVERY ROYALTY In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin ... selling people into slavery in 1750. King Gezo said in the 1840's he would do anything ...
A similar compliment can be levied on Diop's vital second feature "Dahomey," a by-turns spectral ... a statue of renowned King Gezo. "26," our guide along the voyage of the artifacts' restitution ...