10/22 Dahomey and Benin: The Last Slave Ship, Hollywood, and History

The story of slavery does not begin in the Middle Passage nor does it only involve the Atlantic crossing.. There are stories to be told about the lands left. In this presentation, archaeology, Hollywood, and scholarship will shed light on the history of Dahomey and its role in the slave trade. One of the challenges in reconstructing Benin/Dahomey/Nigeria history is the shifting boundaries and names over the centuries. The national boundaries today are not necessarily those of the various kingdoms in the past. This shift can cause confusion. It automatically raises the issue of when African Americans are instructed to link to a cultural homeland in Africa, exactly which one kingdom or entity does that mean. And was it one which was based on slave trading with European merchants or one which was the source of the slaves the dominant kingdoms traded?
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Dr. Peter Feinman
President
AIA Westchester Society
feinmanp@ihare.org