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Dahomey and the Royal Palaces of Abomey
Dahomey and the Royal Palaces of Abomey
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jul 22, 2015
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Podcast episode
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The Royal Palaces of Abomey are a series of earthen palaces in what is now Benin. The complex is culturally and historically important to West Africa, but the source of much of the wealth that built those palaces was the Atlantic slave trade. Read the show notes here. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Jul 22, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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