The Woman King & The Real History of The Kingdom of Dahomey' - Prof. James Small

The African History Network Show

Historian, Prof. James Small, former Black Studies Prof. at CUNY and featured in the films, 'Hapi', 'Hidden Colors' & 'Elementary Genocide 3', joins Michael Imhotep to discuss 'The Woman King & The Real History of The West African Kingdom of Dahomey'. The #1 Movie, 'The Woman King' from producer Viola Davis and Director Gina Prince-Bythewood is amazing audience as it is 'Inspired by True Events' involving the African Female Warriors known as the Agojie or the Ahosi. We separate Fact from Fiction and deal with better Understanding The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the real history of Dahomey and more. (WATCH VIDEO) https://youtu.be/5B6FDnyOXHw No movie is 100% Historically accurate. Not even the White ones. These are not documentaries. They are Hollywood movies. These movies should lead people to seek out the real history of Dahomey, the Oyo Empire (Yoruba), The Agojie, African Martial Arts, African Spirituality, Ifa, the Orisha like Ogun mentioned in the film, The Franco-Dahomean Wars 1890s, Colonialism, Berlin Conference of 1884 - 1885, Great Britain abolishing Slavery in 1834 after being involved in Slavery for 272 years, etc. Support The African History Network through Cash App @ https://cash.app/$TheAHNShow or PayPal @ [e-mail] or http://www.PayPal.me/TheAHNShow .