The Dahomey Amazons there was a movie about a few years back were established in part because the Dahomey had sold so many of their men into slavery that they couldn't keep a normal military unit so they tried to make this unit of all women seem super strong by having demonstrations of them killing prisoners and such.
When the British started to try to end slavery, the king of Dahomey actually went to war over it because slavery was so important to their way of life.
It's a glimpse into the reality of slavery, and what the west was up against in abolishing it globally.
When the British started to try to end slavery, the king of Dahomey actually went to war over it because slavery was so important to their way of life.
It's a glimpse into the reality of slavery, and what the west was up against in abolishing it globally.
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