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 ...

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 ...