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Dahomey emphasizes the marginalized in contemplating colonialism's modern-day manifestations
This framing captures various objects like King Ghezo’s statue or inhabitants of Benin (the renamed version of the Republic of Dahomey). A global society deferring to colonizers has constantly ...
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Africa: Mati Diop Is a New Star of African Cinema - What Her Award-Winning Movies Are About
In her most daring creative gesture, she also gives voice to one of the objects being returned, a magnificent, life-sized wooden statue of King Ghézo (who ruled Dahomey in the 1800s), depicted as half ...
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The Woman King - Full Cast & Crew
The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the ...