This is about the story of the de Souza family.
Where did the de Souza family originate?
Why do you think de Souza emigrated to Benin in the late 1700s?
What countries bought slaves from Benin in the 17th and 18th centuries?
Where were the slaves typically sent?
Why do you think the descendants of slave merchants remain Benin’s most influential people, 200 years later?
Do you think the situation in Benin with the de Souza family is comparable to the history of the Civil War and/or slavery in the South? Why or why not.
This is about the story of the de Souza family. Where did the de Souza family originate?…
This is about the story of the de Souza family.
