The British prohibition of the slave trade was only a mechanism to usher in a more efficient form of national oppression and economic exploitation under colonialism. The Atlantic Slave Trade as an economic system disrupted and underdeveloped traditional African societies and kingdoms. The Agoji women fought in numerous slave raids as prisoners were required for the slave trade. King Behanzin who was considered the 11th and last king of the Dahomey began fighting the French forces in the first war, known as the Franco-Dahomean war. Nanisca and King Ghezo state repeatedly during the film that the slave trade was designed to destroy Africa and its people.

Source: Ethiopian News September 24, 2022 23:00 UTC