I took Black World Studies at Miami University and Professor Rodney Coates presented source material that made it very clear that Dahomey had enslaved black africans and sold them to slave traders. We spoke about this aspect of slavery in discussions in class as well. You should be more careful about making sweeping generalizations about…
I took Black World Studies at Miami University and Professor Rodney Coates presented source material that made it very clear that Dahomey had enslaved black africans and sold them to slave traders. We spoke about this aspect of slavery in discussions in class as well. You should be more careful about making sweeping generalizations about what is taught at universities. The version of things that is represented in public facing propaganda is generally not the same as the things taught in academic programs. This is part of how a psyop works and how well-meaning critiques are dismissed on the basis of inaccuracies.
I took Black World Studies at Miami University and Professor Rodney Coates presented source material that made it very clear that Dahomey had enslaved black africans and sold them to slave traders. We spoke about this aspect of slavery in discussions in class as well. You should be more careful about making sweeping generalizations about what is taught at universities. The version of things that is represented in public facing propaganda is generally not the same as the things taught in academic programs. This is part of how a psyop works and how well-meaning critiques are dismissed on the basis of inaccuracies.