In one study I focused on Francis P. Fearon, a trader based in Accra, the Ghanaian capital. He exposed pro-slavery within the ...

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Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country.

Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...