In 1861, the NYT Blasted 'The Woman King's' Barbaric Society and Rituals; 162 Years Later, NYT Sings Their Praises
Tears streamed down the faces of those present as Dagba “Lali” Eulalie belted out a song in her native tongue. Lali had just recounted the story of her grandmother’s abduction by slave traders. The song served as a remembrance for Lali, a remembrance of her late grandmother and the crimes committed against her.
“When they scream at you, you have to follow them immediately. And when they get angry at you, they just kill you,” Lali said of the slavers who took her Nigerian grandmother. “She was a teenager. She went with many people to fetch water. She wasn’t the only one they took.”
These weren’t white European traders Lali was talking about, mind you. Rather, the slave traders responsible for the brutality were the Agojie, the warrior women of Dahomey, the African country now known as Benin.
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