‘What happened was monstrous’ – African descendants return to Benin to honour slave trade victims

Benin Remembers Slave Trade History Benin commemorated the transatlantic slave trade and its abolition in Ouidah, with descendants of deported Africans joining a remembrance march and events reconnecting the diaspora with its ancestral roots. Footage filmed on Sunday shows participants marching with a banner honouring deported Africans, gathering for presentations and visiting the city’s Python … Continue reading ‘What happened was monstrous’ – African descendants return to Benin to honour slave trade victims