This documentary has completely touched my Spirit... I AM a Descendant of those Africans who were Enslaved in the US. I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana where Voodoo and African Cultural Remnants still exist and are interwoven into our unique culture. I AM beyond Grateful to have had the opportunity to see a documentary from a Africans point of view. Thank You, Thank you 🙏🏾
Gabriel your being divisive, would you make that same evaluation between a native born Chinese vs one that was born in America, no as I believe by you would be given equal Chinese status, so why treat native born Africans and the diaspora differently?
True but also sometimes you need that outside narrative to explain their sights of the times and occurrences because they maybe tell a different side without prejudice or romanticizing one's culture out of love for it's people 🤷🏾♂️ just like if you ask the Fijians and Samoan people of their pasts they will omit anything regarding cannibalism in their ancestry unless questioned about it. Because everyone wants to beautify their people before condemning their own. But I feel if you want to know the entire truth you must hear all sides and make your determination of whats facts and what's opinions
@@amehka5416 they know this but it's twisted with western lies. Most our black people outside the continent have a self hatred for the continent. I hope that this hatred will change. And our black people in the west east will come and visit the promised land. The continent of Africa. The biblical promised land. And learn the true history of our people.
Diaspora Africans from all over the world need to watch your documentary. Brotha, you have blessed many of us with more facts than our schools have ever given. Blessings 🙏
One of THE BEST African documentaries ever. Thank You. The interviewer did a PERFECT job. On point. Thank You for relating the histories of African People.
I just found out I’m from the Ewe Fon of Dahomé, my ancestors were taken to Brazil and then to Cuba. I’m so grateful that I know where home is for me. Thank you for sharing this, please continue to teach us! 🙏🏾
Why would you be proud to be Dahomey is beyond me. You have traitor blood in you. I hope I don't have any in me and would be pissed ASF. I'm Jamaican so hopefully not
@@GanjaBabyyyou literally sound ridiculous, I will forever be proud of my ancestry and I will never be ashamed or cowardice enough to be afraid to proclaim them and continue to lift them on high and the head of my life. You better hope the ancestor forget you like you'd do them.
I am from Puerto Rico. This documentary has helped me understand the history of the african heritage in my island. It is very bailable. There even was a song in the backround that is very popular in Puerto Rico. Thank you.
This is my culture. I am a Cuban whose ancestors were from Oyo and Ife. My family practices IFA. The religion was passed down in our family from my 3rd great grandfather who was kidnapped from Ife and brought to Cuba during slavery. IFA and the orishas are very strong in Cuba, being respected by all Cubans. This was a very informative documentary.
One of the best videos I've watched on UA-cam. As a daughter of those who survived the journey I was moved to tears. May the ancestors guide you always . SANKOFA. Much gratitude for the stories shared.
@@lisacamille4387 go see for yourself you will shed tears. The statute of GarouGuinou (aka Toussaint Louverture a Royal descendent is erected tall, Proud and Dignified) the Beninese are beautiful people rich in culture and traditions.
Being from New Orleans, we find several hundreds of Fon and Yoruba were sold in Louisiana via Haiti. We are the descendants of those who survived and kept our culture alive. The Women King movie now can shed some more light on our complex history. This is absolutely one of the greatest documentary series available. Merci beaucoup.
@@teedocumentaries7791 Say bruh I don't see as such. My gray cells were activated. Its a well developed movie with some truth, education and entertainment to it. We are result of the Dahomey and Oyo warring. There were over 400 Fon and Yoruba in New Orleans bought, sold and traded by the French and Spanish business merchant. Our (Vodou /Vodun) is a synthesis of Fon, Yoruba, Bakongo and Mandinka spiritual sytems via Haiti. This emotional movie is a great door opener for future movies of this African American standard. For a more complete analysis of our complex trbial history would be nothing short of a documentary. Respect.
Latinos embrace the African influence as our culture is rooted in Africa. No matter what shade we are, we embrace that in the African way. When I hear the congas, the beat moves me from my heart, in an African way. It's beautiful. No matter if you need a cane to walk, they move you and your shoulders move up and down to the rhythm and you begin to dance! THAT is spiritual motivation! Thank you for this firsthand education.
I find Latinos use African influences for entertainment (music) pleasures (food) and spiritual gain and treat those who look closest to phenotypical western African features as second class. It's quite apparent looking at the phenotypical European dominate politicians, businesses owners, television shows even in education in Latin America. I've heard many hurt by their own family members because of their phenotypical stereotype features are undesirable. Everyone loves black cultures but hates the black body.
Good stuff man. complicated and tragic. I'm Nigerian from the South - didn't occur to me that the warring eclipsed present day boundaries, but it makes sense. So Oyo (current day Nigeria), powerful at the time would raid nearby Fon (current day Benin, who also raided smaller neighboring Dahomey villages). A mix of war, greed, survival, powerful chiefs, brutality, can't beat em, join em, and trade. At the unfortunate expense of our current day Diaspora. I'm glad we can all start to put hands/heads together, learn and heal.
Fantastic series.. very informative. Had the pleasure of visiting Benin and Togo last summer. Jamaican girl in West Africa absolutely amazing trip. I will certainly share and contribute as we need more documentaries like this!! Well done
Thank you my dear sister. Please check out the other documentaries on our channel. Your support will be greatly appreciated as will you sharing to your socials. Blessings cousin!
@@iasiaware3797 we’re they sold directly to Alabama or did they come from Haiti first? Many Alabamans have enslaved ancestor who came from Haiti and other islands. However I don’t like the term “your people sold each other”. My closest African ancestors were Fulani and my people were victims of slave raids by other tribes or Europeans. I don’t consider every tribe in Africa to be the “same people”. Europeans aren’t forced to be lumped up together.
im still researching but growing up from a Hatian family my dad always used to say we are from Dahomy Tribe thank you so much showing me this History Bro
Thank you for teaching me my history! I've learned so much about my people from you than here in America. Please keep these educational videos going. I need to know my TRUTH!
I am from Puerto Rico and love this documentary because it informs me of a part of my ancestry that is from West Africa. Although we may not exactly be able to trace a specific location in West Africa where we came from because we are the "Diaspora." We must appreciate all the West African cultures & Ethnic groups, it is important because it teaches us in the Caribbean about a part of our origins/history and how we got to the Caribbean, as well as what came from WEST AFRICA to the Caribbean to make up our "Ethnic groups & Nationalities" (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Brazil, & other Antilles islands) - Music, Cuisine/food, some vocabulary, tools (such s the "machete") religious practices, and of course, genetics. GOOD WORK on this documentary!
Nna daalu rinne maka documentari e melu. Nka di ichie. As a young Nigerian myself who's interested in history, I love what you've done with this. I've learnt a lot more from this history than I would ever be taught in going to school. I see a lot of intertwined history as West Africans than we ever imagined. For Nigerians🇳🇬, Togolese 🇧🇯, Cubans🇨🇺, Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷, Haitians 🇭🇹, Brazilians 🇧🇷, Ghanaians 🇬🇭, Jamaica 🇯🇲 and even for Martinicans 🇲🇶 and every Carribbean islands who's ancestry are West Africans and to everyone of African origins, this is an eye opener for us all. We are more than what the Whites have made us to be. We are all distant relatives.
Peace! A great grandchild of Afrika born in Amerikkka here! (from Atlanta, GA) Dis was a very well put togetha documentary, Afrikan stories told by Afrikans! my manz went to da descendants of royals THEMSELVES to get da scoop on what happened. and you presented all da information with GREAT perspective & context. and den brought it all back full circle to a pan-Afrikan message! 15/10. I love dat you actually made space for da native peoples VOICES & LANGUAGES, something das rare to find in most Afrikan documentaries (which are European produced). I think da kingdom of Danhome and da Ma'afa in general (great destruction) taught us vital lessons as Afrikan people, to me da main ones amongst many being solidarity and not trusting Europeans (who havent changed til dis day). Da imposing conflicts could've easily been enough reason for us to unify, stop da infighting & deal with da bigger threat. Instead, we sided with da Europeans, sold our own people for guns to kill our own people and after battle weakened us, da Europeans swooped in and finished da job. Das why I loved da message you brought it back too. Once we got to da boat, kings, nobles, farmers, warriors, servants, danhome, oyo, all was one.. united by da tragedy of slavery. And das important for us all to remember today, whether you from Atlanta, Jamaica, Cuba, Brasil, Venezuela, DRC, Nigeria, Ghana, UK, Japan, as long as you black, we are ALL ONE people united by a shared experience under da same system of white narcissism (a.k.a white "supremacy"). side note, I loved dat lil part about how as black people we're like snakes in our ability to survive & adapt to any circumstance. and I love how you tied Yoruba culture back to its origins, da Akan people have a similar oral history. anyway I loved dis documentary and it was beautifully produced. dis is da things dis next generation needs to be taught, Afrikan history from Afrikans with a Afrikan perspective. as a descendant of Afrika in Amerikkka seeking to connect with my roots dis brought so much 1st hand information and clarity on one of da places my ancestas come from. as well as where we have to grow and learn from our past as a people. excellent excellent excellent work! love & respect brotha, Afrika for da Afrikans at home and abroad.
Ive watched this video before, and I had to watch it again. This was all about survival of the fittest. My ancestry test always makes me wonder who my ancestors were. My blood line is from all over West Africa. Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, Benin/ Togo, Senegal, and Ghana. My ancestors came from the countries listed, and it shows how strong they were, so I could be here. They didnt have a choice, and their culture was ripped from them. We dont know who we are, and it's sad. We're taught to forget, and to leave the past in Africa. The Americas and Europe wouldn't be as wealthy, if it were not for FORCED labor. Europe has never apologized for what they did to African, nor to their ADOS descendants. Dont forget your ancestors. Also, we cant repeat the ideas of the past. Learn to love, and stop hurting one another. We got to do better. The truth hurts, but we all come from some where as ADOS.
I’m a little more than half way through this doc but I don’t think its too premature to say that this who thing is a masterpiece, thank you for giving true African history so much light. We must never for get our ancestors!✊🏿
Stumbled across this..incredible, amazing, moving,. I am Caribbean of African descent.i am a descendant of the survivors of the cruel slave trade ..thank u for telling their story ,my story, our story. I liked ,shared n subscribed .looking forward more amazing videos 🥰
Along with everyone else, I loved your documentary. I'm going to watch it again. I want more Africans (from all tribes) to tell these stories - the good and the bad.
Great documentary Thank you...but please stop calling African people black. We are not black. We are not blacks. Once you stoop so low to call yourself a colour, you are nothing but an object and one of least value as black is associated with everything bad, vile, evil, poor, ugly, death, bottom, negative etc. Why would you proudly call yourself a colour that's associate with everything undesirable. If you are smart and want to change the narrative for future generations, you would re-rcord the narration of this video and remove all racist references of white and black to describe African people and Europeans. Black and white people is a racist concept introduced a few hundred years ago. It was never how ancient people described each other.
thank you brother i was just telling my parents about the Dehomey blood line that made it in Haiti where they are from. The cry watching disparaging word from their relative living in haiti.
The song playing in the background, our music taught it to us as kids in Florida. We did rite of passage in her class. 27 years later, I still remember the song!
I really liked this, the visuals the narration everything was AMAZING! Thank you Brother!! Once we remember who we are there is NO STOPPING US!! AFRICA FOR AFRICANS!!!!
Amazing. This was 3 years ago, and now with",The Woman King", movie being out, along with seeing this amazing documentary of history, it's placed more clearly into perspective for me of what really happened, so thank you.
So, we're going to pretend that the Dahomey didn't build a slavery empire, eh? Are we also going to pretend that the British didn't wage bloody wars to end slavery?
Great job sir, I think you portrayed the pain of being a young man with african roots, knowledgeable about our history quite well. We must be careful however, not to unite because of disdain over European colonization. If we do, then it will only be a matter of time until we turn on each other again. Instead we must recognize the accomplishments of our ancestors and the accomplishments and efforts of those who walk among us today. The pride and unity that comes from that cannot be broken by guns, alcohol and other material possessions. Continue to stand tall sir.
Amazing...L'ouverture was trained by female African warriors...no wonder the Revolution was a success...! Thank you for this educational and emotional film...hopefully the karma will balance out one day
@@weego2585 That’s not true, I have never seen a movie depicting the Vikings or Romans as champions against słavery. Sure they can tell stories of individuals and make that individual “heroic” but they don’t try to paint the entire society as trying to fight against słavery. Name another movie that did this, painted słavers and canníbals as anti słavery heroes.
Lies. I saw the film and they absolutely discussed how they were involved in slavery and how some of them were enslaved at some points too. They explained rituals as well. So, I know for sure you didn't see the movie and are lying. I have seen a lot of comments like yours where people have claimed to see the movie and lied. They tried to mention all the things that were not discussed in the film that actually WERE. It's easy for people to debunk your lies. There are enough of us that have seen it for ourselves.
@@lisacox3750 Listen up little lady, you are spreading propaganda. No where in the movie did it show the Dahomey tribe enslaving their own people and then begging England to let them continue their slave trade. No where did it show them sacrificing thousands of people for rituals, or them eating their own. You are a bold face liar little miss lisa !!!!
Watching this as a Nigerian living in Cotonou, I was so inspired by your work that if I get the opportunity to meet you some day, I would love to be a part of your work. I am a Photographer and a Videographer, although my career is still a work in progress, but I will to be one of the African story tellers like you. There are still thousands of African historic stories that are yet to be told, and honestly if these stories are made into movies we will reach a very wide audience and hopefully our voices in Africa will be heard. Thank you for this documentary.
Great work. I have watched you a few times on other UA-cam sites. Keep on doing what your doing and I am looking forward to part two and everything else you plan to do in the name of truth for our nation and its people. Thank you.
Loved this it needs to be shown in history classes all over the world . This and the Documentary with Lupita Nyong’o called warrior Women has the exact content . Thank you for this enlightenment. We all knew there was a reason that we were sold into slavery and it was not greed and wealth on the African peoples part it was for survival ❤
@@aeafilmsuk oh I've shared in my West African Drum and Dance group and all my networks! Again I'm so honored to connect and looking forward to more of your research. I'm breathless looking for our history.
Great documentary! Scenography is on point. Info is very detailed and thorough, I like the fact that there was a chronology outlining all of the subjects of the Dahomey Kingdom and you making connections between other great civilizations in Africa. I definitely would support par 2 of that documentary and other films you are part of in regards to the motherland.
Merci beaucoup ma soeur. Le Benin est un pays magnifique avec un grande histoire. J'espere que tu va partager ce documentaire sur tes media sociaux et aussi regarder les autres documentaire sur notre chaîne. Remercie!
@@aeafilmsuk Greetings! J'ai déjà commencé le grand partage! J'ai suivi le documentaire sur le vodoun au Togo et celui sur le Mali... Fascinating stuff, and I really appreciate how you bring our history to life 🤲🏾. Je vais continuer de sensibiliser tout le monde autour de moi. Your documentaries should be shown in school, for real...
When will we stop blaming Europeans for their part, and starting working together as Africans and take control of our lives? Where is Africa today? Please don't blame Europeans for everything all bad things happening to us is by our own hands
Now we're waiting for diasporans to admit that many of their ancestors were also slave raiders and traders in Africa before they were also sold by rivals who were sometimes fighting to escape from the oppression of your ancestors
@@dlc2479 actually not. My research has uncovered many who were raiding in Africa in one year or decade, and were out on slave ships the following year or decade when the groups they were terrorizing got fed up and rose up against them. There are many in Haiti who claim direct descent from the Agoji for example who led slave raids in the Benin area. Also, the Akwamu royals who revolted in 1733 on the island of St Johns in the US Virgin Islands were also avid raiders. In fact, individuals who led that revolt were documented in Fort records as being top slave traders in their region between 1702-1732 before they were sold to the Danes between 1732-33 after being defeated by the groups they used to raid.
Amazing documentary and footage. I will put it on my website. Tracing my ancestry, I’m thankful for the ancient maps showing the tribes. It helps me to put in perspective where people are. Yorubaland, Dahomey, I even saw Esan.... I’m also researching for an article I’m writing for the Garifuna people whom I have seen direct culture linkage with the people of Benin. You’re awesome
Mature nuisanced and fair perspective on Dahomey. More balanced than even Lupita Nyongo's documentary on the Kingdom and it's now famous female warriors who inspired the character she played in Black Panther I've been to Benin/Dahomey and saw the symbols and placards memorializing challenges the Kingdom overcame and the many agricultural and social innovations achieved. The Woman King movie has ignited interest in this subject again. For a fair perspective,I'm referring people to this documentary. Making the ancestors proud.
@@aeafilmsuk Great documentary Thank you...but please stop calling African people black. We are not black. We are not blacks. Once you stoop so low to call yourself a colour, you are nothing but an object and on of least value as black is associated with everything bad, vile, evil, poor, ugly, death, bottom, negative etc. Why would you proudly call yourself a colour that's associate with everything undesirable. If you are smart and want to change the narrative for future generations, you would re-rcord the narration of this video and remove all racist references of white and black to describe African people and Europeans. Black and white people is a racist concept introduced a few hundred years ago. It was never how ancient people described each other.
@@tamuz9633 What is your problem? Who associated everything negative with the word Black? Was it us? Please speak for yourself. I am Black and I'm proud! I am Black, and I am comely! I've never associated the word BLACK with anything vile or low or whatever nonsense you said. The word Black means strength and pride to me. I am speaking for myself. I prefer to be called Black. It is a word that easily recognizes people all over the world even when they are not ready to be called African, even when they have no idea what our ancestors called themselves. Please let the brother make his films how he sees fit. He did an excellent job.
Thank you very much for this well needed documentary - you joined the dots. As an African Jamaican, watching made me shed tears, very moving and evokes different emotions, sadness, longing, regrets, anger and yearning. Till today, my spirit still yearns for what I was taken from - my ancestral land. I still weep for what our Ancestors endured. We give thanks for their strength to survive. We also will always remember those who died in the everlasting African holocaust. Indeed today why should we beg for out "Black" lives to matter? Well done to the team for a great documentary that answers many questions. More strength, power and Ancestors blessings to all of you. I shall certainly subscribe!
@@haatpraat2993 Hey family. Whilst I understand your thoughts and feelings about what happened to African people taken away as enslaved people, it's worth understanding that the people they left behind too were their relatives. Fathers were taken from children, wives were taken from husbands, brothers from sisters and so on. You dismissing all Africans because of the actions of a very small group incentivised by a completely inhumane foreign group of people means that you don't fully understand what the so called Trans Atlantic Slave Trade was about. I advise that you look at the period and this documentary from an African point of view as that is where your roots are and what you would've been if your Ancestors weren't ripped away from their families who still live in Africa.
Thank you for the interesting history of Dahomey. The Dahomians have some similarities with the Ancient Spartans. Warrior culture, Warrior Women, Economy supported by Slavery (In Sparta the economy was supported by enslavement of a nomadic people originally in the region, the helots.
I think that our ancestors would also be very happy if we stopped calling ourselves black and keeping masser's last names in 2022. It's a shame that we don't proudly call ourselves African Descent. Other races call themselves from their regions of origin. We are the only people who are too ignorant or embarrased to call ourselves African Descent and to drop these stupid slav last name. Only then will our ancestors be truly proud of us. Only then will we reclaim our identity as the great and mighty people that we are.
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This documentary has completely touched my Spirit... I AM a Descendant of those Africans who were Enslaved in the US. I was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana where Voodoo and African Cultural Remnants still exist and are interwoven into our unique culture. I AM beyond Grateful to have had the opportunity to see a documentary from a Africans point of view. Thank You, Thank you 🙏🏾
Bless you Zima. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
The Dahomey were savage slave traders.
finally a video by a actual African person.
Yes, it makes me feel that more people are waking up in a positive and constructive way.
Gabriel your being divisive, would you make that same evaluation between a native born Chinese vs one that was born in America, no as I believe by you would be given equal Chinese status, so why treat native born Africans and the diaspora differently?
Refreshing!
Hometown History is probably to your taste.
I agree!! Right from the source
Love this, we need more African history told by Africans.
Thank you dear sister. Please share on your socials so more can see it. Also check out the other docs on our channel too.
Pls. Dont tell this to black people outside africa
True but also sometimes you need that outside narrative to explain their sights of the times and occurrences because they maybe tell a different side without prejudice or romanticizing one's culture out of love for it's people 🤷🏾♂️ just like if you ask the Fijians and Samoan people of their pasts they will omit anything regarding cannibalism in their ancestry unless questioned about it. Because everyone wants to beautify their people before condemning their own. But I feel if you want to know the entire truth you must hear all sides and make your determination of whats facts and what's opinions
@@andilouis8770 Why not, you think the blacks outside of Africa don't know this already?😡😡
@@amehka5416 they know this but it's twisted with western lies. Most our black people outside the continent have a self hatred for the continent. I hope that this hatred will change. And our black people in the west east will come and visit the promised land. The continent of Africa. The biblical promised land. And learn the true history of our people.
Honneur et Respect !!! I hail from USA from Haiti. Many of my ancestors are from Dahomey! I bow to them and my African roots! Haiti and Africa ❤️🦾
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Diaspora Africans from all over the world need to watch your documentary. Brotha, you have blessed many of us with more facts than our schools have ever given. Blessings 🙏
Much appreciated, family. Please support the work and share it so we can do more. Blessings to you
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Honestly
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I only listen to African history told by African scholars. Great documentary.
Thank you 🙏🏿
ASÉ!
"Like African people able to adapt to different environments through all types of oppression, WE continue to survive and adapt".🙏🏿🙏🏿
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They use us against each other and continue to do so today! The pain , the pain, we need to talk about it!thank you for the video!
You're welcome family. Please Check out our other docs.
Madalena Joao all lives matter. It’s where we came from . White peoples too. Excuse me, Caucasian .
It's called divide and conquer, the Romans used it well to build their empire.
so so true
One of THE BEST African documentaries ever. Thank You. The interviewer did a PERFECT job. On point. Thank You for relating the histories of African People.
Thank you brother Alphonso. Please be sure to watch part 2 also. Blessings!
West Africa must never be underestimated. One of the reasons I love this continent. A very loving and militant people. Much respect from Zimbabwe.
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I just found out I’m from the Ewe Fon of Dahomé, my ancestors were taken to Brazil and then to Cuba. I’m so grateful that I know where home is for me. Thank you for sharing this, please continue to teach us! 🙏🏾
You're very sister. Glad you've made the connection and hope you visit your people soon in West Africa.
You r my sister . I’m ewe too
Why would you be proud to be Dahomey is beyond me. You have traitor blood in you. I hope I don't have any in me and would be pissed ASF. I'm Jamaican so hopefully not
@@GanjaBabyyyou literally sound ridiculous, I will forever be proud of my ancestry and I will never be ashamed or cowardice enough to be afraid to proclaim them and continue to lift them on high and the head of my life. You better hope the ancestor forget you like you'd do them.
You are from the tribe with the prettiest group of women. Yayyy for Ewe
I am from Puerto Rico. This documentary has helped me understand the history of the african heritage in my island. It is very bailable. There even was a song in the backround that is very popular in Puerto Rico. Thank you.
You're welcome!
We are one people.
What’s the name of the song. I have heard it before.
Thanks
@@katchikali9573 I don't remember well, but I believe it is Ah ah oh no by Hector Lavoe and Wille Colón
This is my culture. I am a Cuban whose ancestors were from Oyo and Ife. My family practices IFA. The religion was passed down in our family from my 3rd great grandfather who was kidnapped from Ife and brought to Cuba during slavery. IFA and the orishas are very strong in Cuba, being respected by all Cubans. This was a very informative documentary.
Thank you, sister. Please check out our other documentaries on the channel too.
You are Yoruba girl
The Dahomey were savage slave traders.
L F, Oyo & Ife r not Fon. They r Yorubas, in Nigeria
Sold not kidnapped
One of the best videos I've watched on UA-cam. As a daughter of those who survived the journey I was moved to tears. May the ancestors guide you always . SANKOFA. Much gratitude for the stories shared.
Bless you sister. Your cousins in Africa are waiting to see you, so save your tears for when you come home.
Who would dislike such a video?? Great work 🇭🇹
Thank you dear Brother. Hope you check out our other documentaries
Ayiti in the house👌👍💃💃💃
@@lisacamille4387 go see for yourself you will shed tears. The statute of GarouGuinou (aka Toussaint Louverture a Royal descendent is erected tall, Proud and Dignified) the Beninese are beautiful people rich in culture and traditions.
This video needed subtitles throughout. The portions without subtitles were worthless because the gentleman's accent was too hard to understand.
Being from New Orleans, we find several hundreds of Fon and Yoruba were sold in Louisiana via Haiti. We are the descendants of those who survived and kept our culture alive. The Women King movie now can shed some more light on our complex history. This is absolutely one of the greatest documentary series available. Merci beaucoup.
You're welcome, brother!
Woman king is not shedding light on the at history unless you consider lies and twist stories shedding light.
Bruh, it's a movie!!!
You don't look to HOLLYWOOD movies to tell RAW TRUTH AFRICAN HISTORY!!
USE BRAINS!!
@@teedocumentaries7791 Say bruh I don't see as such. My gray cells were activated. Its a well developed movie with some truth, education and entertainment to it. We are result of the Dahomey and Oyo warring. There were over 400 Fon and Yoruba in New Orleans bought, sold and traded by the French and Spanish business merchant. Our (Vodou /Vodun) is a synthesis of Fon, Yoruba, Bakongo and Mandinka spiritual sytems via Haiti. This emotional movie is a great door opener for future movies of this African American standard. For a more complete analysis of our complex trbial history would be nothing short of a documentary. Respect.
@@teedocumentaries7791 EXACTLY!!💯🎯
Latinos embrace the African influence as our culture is rooted in Africa. No matter what shade we are, we embrace that in the African way. When I hear the congas, the beat moves me from my heart, in an African way. It's beautiful. No matter if you need a cane to walk, they move you and your shoulders move up and down to the rhythm and you begin to dance! THAT is spiritual motivation! Thank you for this firsthand education.
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I find Latinos use African influences for entertainment (music) pleasures (food) and spiritual gain and treat those who look closest to phenotypical western African features as second class. It's quite apparent looking at the phenotypical European dominate politicians, businesses owners, television shows even in education in Latin America. I've heard many hurt by their own family members because of their phenotypical stereotype features are undesirable. Everyone loves black cultures but hates the black body.
Good stuff man. complicated and tragic. I'm Nigerian from the South - didn't occur to me that the warring eclipsed present day boundaries, but it makes sense. So Oyo (current day Nigeria), powerful at the time would raid nearby Fon (current day Benin, who also raided smaller neighboring Dahomey villages). A mix of war, greed, survival, powerful chiefs, brutality, can't beat em, join em, and trade. At the unfortunate expense of our current day Diaspora. I'm glad we can all start to put hands/heads together, learn and heal.
Very well said brother. Please subscribe and watch out for our new project on Mali.
Exactly.
To tagged on your comment this is why the diaspora believe we were sold by our own people.
@@marciabryce1379 We were. Study the Dahomey.
Very well said! Coming from an African Jamaican. Thank you
Thank you for your amazing work. THANK YOU👑
Thanks for watching sister.
I learned a lot about your history. I am American Indian and I like to learn about other cultures and people. Thank you
You're welcome Sue. Hope you can learn more from our other documentaries too.
You have worked extremely hard. God bless you
Thank you.
Very nice documentary with an African perspective, which is so rare and it shouldn't be. Good job we need more documentaries like this!
Thanks Nem.
This was such a powerful and impactful documentary. An incredible watch
Thank you, brother!
Finally a documentary about our truth told by us!! Great work, brother!
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@Richard SteeleJr Ase'O!
Fantastic series.. very informative. Had the pleasure of visiting Benin and Togo last summer. Jamaican girl in West Africa absolutely amazing trip. I will certainly share and contribute as we need more documentaries like this!! Well done
Thank you my dear sister. Please check out the other documentaries on our channel. Your support will be greatly appreciated as will you sharing to your socials. Blessings cousin!
I am Haitian with descendants from Benin. We practice alot of the Benin culture in Haiti specifically Voodoo and use some of the dialects
Thank you.
It's vodou, not Hollywood's ''voodoo''
@@iasiaware3797 we’re they sold directly to Alabama or did they come from Haiti first? Many Alabamans have enslaved ancestor who came from Haiti and other islands. However I don’t like the term “your people sold each other”. My closest African ancestors were Fulani and my people were victims of slave raids by other tribes or Europeans. I don’t consider every tribe in Africa to be the “same people”. Europeans aren’t forced to be lumped up together.
@@iasiaware3797 This is interesting! What script did she use to write all this in the Bible? Was it european letters or african script?
@@iasiaware3797 So you're saying her people had written language? Or did she write out the sounds in English alphabet? That's what I'm asking
Pleass continue to do more videos and visit the real places. We need it as our ancestors were captives.
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You did an amazing job in putting this together, thank you for the knowledge you shared with us.
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im still researching but growing up from a Hatian family my dad always used to say we are from Dahomy Tribe thank you so much showing me this History Bro
You're welcome, Daniel.
Thank you for teaching me my history! I've learned so much about my people from you than here in America. Please keep these educational videos going. I need to know my TRUTH!
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Man this documentary was sooo good. Thank you so much for this!!
Thanks so much, family.
Here from Prince ADEWALE Dynast, keep up the great work my brother.
Thank you, family!
I am from Puerto Rico and love this documentary because it informs me of a part of my ancestry that is from West Africa. Although we may not exactly be able to trace a specific location in West Africa where we came from because we are the "Diaspora." We must appreciate all the West African cultures & Ethnic groups, it is important because it teaches us in the Caribbean about a part of our origins/history and how we got to the Caribbean, as well as what came from WEST AFRICA to the Caribbean to make up our "Ethnic groups & Nationalities" (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Brazil, & other Antilles islands) - Music, Cuisine/food, some vocabulary, tools (such s the "machete") religious practices, and of course, genetics. GOOD WORK on this documentary!
Gracias Hermano!!!
I mean you can have an idea, because the slave traders kept logs of the tribes they did business with
With African Ancestry, you can trace your maternal lineage.
Great work. 🔊Afrika shall rise again
Thank you!!
Nna daalu rinne maka documentari e melu. Nka di ichie. As a young Nigerian myself who's interested in history, I love what you've done with this. I've learnt a lot more from this history than I would ever be taught in going to school. I see a lot of intertwined history as West Africans than we ever imagined. For Nigerians🇳🇬, Togolese 🇧🇯, Cubans🇨🇺, Puerto Ricans 🇵🇷, Haitians 🇭🇹, Brazilians 🇧🇷, Ghanaians 🇬🇭, Jamaica 🇯🇲 and even for Martinicans 🇲🇶 and every Carribbean islands who's ancestry are West Africans and to everyone of African origins, this is an eye opener for us all. We are more than what the Whites have made us to be. We are all distant relatives.
Nne, daalu o! We dey push am. O di mma. Jisike!!
@@aeafilmsuk Chukwu gozie gi nwanne'm. Udo ✌🏽
@@theOdogwu1 Daalu o, nwanne! ✊🏿
Thank you so much for this. You've given me something so crucial to my identity, helping me piece together what's been lost. Thank you
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Peace! A great grandchild of Afrika born in Amerikkka here! (from Atlanta, GA) Dis was a very well put togetha documentary, Afrikan stories told by Afrikans! my manz went to da descendants of royals THEMSELVES to get da scoop on what happened. and you presented all da information with GREAT perspective & context. and den brought it all back full circle to a pan-Afrikan message! 15/10. I love dat you actually made space for da native peoples VOICES & LANGUAGES, something das rare to find in most Afrikan documentaries (which are European produced). I think da kingdom of Danhome and da Ma'afa in general (great destruction) taught us vital lessons as Afrikan people, to me da main ones amongst many being solidarity and not trusting Europeans (who havent changed til dis day). Da imposing conflicts could've easily been enough reason for us to unify, stop da infighting & deal with da bigger threat. Instead, we sided with da Europeans, sold our own people for guns to kill our own people and after battle weakened us, da Europeans swooped in and finished da job. Das why I loved da message you brought it back too. Once we got to da boat, kings, nobles, farmers, warriors, servants, danhome, oyo, all was one.. united by da tragedy of slavery. And das important for us all to remember today, whether you from Atlanta, Jamaica, Cuba, Brasil, Venezuela, DRC, Nigeria, Ghana, UK, Japan, as long as you black, we are ALL ONE people united by a shared experience under da same system of white narcissism (a.k.a white "supremacy"). side note, I loved dat lil part about how as black people we're like snakes in our ability to survive & adapt to any circumstance. and I love how you tied Yoruba culture back to its origins, da Akan people have a similar oral history. anyway I loved dis documentary and it was beautifully produced. dis is da things dis next generation needs to be taught, Afrikan history from Afrikans with a Afrikan perspective. as a descendant of Afrika in Amerikkka seeking to connect with my roots dis brought so much 1st hand information and clarity on one of da places my ancestas come from. as well as where we have to grow and learn from our past as a people. excellent excellent excellent work! love & respect brotha, Afrika for da Afrikans at home and abroad.
Amazing documentary. What an honour to speak to a living king. Thanks for making and posting this video.
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Ive watched this video before, and I had to watch it again. This was all about survival of the fittest. My ancestry test always makes me wonder who my ancestors were. My blood line is from all over West Africa. Cameroon, Nigeria, Mali, Benin/ Togo, Senegal, and Ghana. My ancestors came from the countries listed, and it shows how strong they were, so I could be here. They didnt have a choice, and their culture was ripped from them. We dont know who we are, and it's sad. We're taught to forget, and to leave the past in Africa. The Americas and Europe wouldn't be as wealthy, if it were not for FORCED labor. Europe has never apologized for what they did to African, nor to their ADOS descendants. Dont forget your ancestors. Also, we cant repeat the ideas of the past. Learn to love, and stop hurting one another. We got to do better. The truth hurts, but we all come from some where as ADOS.
You're right.
I’m a little more than half way through this doc but I don’t think its too premature to say that this who thing is a masterpiece, thank you for giving true African history so much light. We must never for get our ancestors!✊🏿
Blessings to you, Glizzy. Please watch on, and be sure to share.
Stumbled across this..incredible, amazing, moving,. I am Caribbean of African descent.i am a descendant of the survivors of the cruel slave trade ..thank u for telling their story ,my story, our story.
I liked ,shared n subscribed .looking forward more amazing videos 🥰
Greatly appreciated family. Please check out all the other documentaries too! Blessings cousin!
This is a great documentary my brother keep them coming!!
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Here is Part 2, brother ua-cam.com/video/ibJ_bPb4jOQ/v-deo.html
Along with everyone else, I loved your documentary. I'm going to watch it again.
I want more Africans (from all tribes) to tell these stories - the good and the bad.
Thank you, sister.
Great documentary Thank you...but please stop calling African people black. We are not black. We are not blacks. Once you stoop so low to call yourself a colour, you are nothing but an object and one of least value as black is associated with everything bad, vile, evil, poor, ugly, death, bottom, negative etc. Why would you proudly call yourself a colour that's associate with everything undesirable.
If you are smart and want to change the narrative for future generations, you would re-rcord the narration of this video and remove all racist references of white and black to describe African people and Europeans. Black and white people is a racist concept introduced a few hundred years ago. It was never how ancient people described each other.
@@tamuz9633 Who supposedly gave Black that definition?
Thank you, family. The information is much needed.
You're welcome!
I love this channel. Africa has the most rich and bountiful history, and its story needs good storytellers. Bless the work you do brother
Thank you for the kind words, brother Dominic.
This is the best detailed African history documentary I've ever watched !
Thank you family. Please check out the others and share. Blessings to you!!!
@@aeafilmsuk I absolutely will !
Blessings to you also !
Bro, Dynast Amir, Prince Adewale brought me here. I got new clarify on this topic now. On to part 2. Brotha, Onuora Abuah, thank you.
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Just shared to Facebook, and I can't wait to see more.
@@YawAsafo Thanks again
Here is Part 2, brother ua-cam.com/video/ibJ_bPb4jOQ/v-deo.html
This was absolutely amazing! Thank you for putting this together my brotha!!! Peace and blessings to you in all your endeavors.🙌🏾🙏🏾✊🏾💯✨👑
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I just love it when African History told by African i enjoy it
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thank you brother i was just telling my parents about the Dehomey blood line that made it in Haiti where they are from. The cry watching disparaging word from their relative living in haiti.
Thank you, sister.
Incredible! I'm from Brazil and I have Benin's DNA inside of me. 🇧🇷🇧🇯
Next thing, you must visit Benin
The song playing in the background, our music taught it to us as kids in Florida. We did rite of passage in her class. 27 years later, I still remember the song!
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I really liked this, the visuals the narration everything was AMAZING! Thank you Brother!! Once we remember who we are there is NO STOPPING US!!
AFRICA FOR AFRICANS!!!!
Thank you sister Tasharee. I hope you watch the other docs on the channel too.
Wow, I am really happy I stumble on this, I am from sekete benin 🇧🇯. TNX for this 👍
You're very welcome family.
Amazing. This was 3 years ago, and now with",The Woman King", movie being out, along with seeing this amazing documentary of history, it's placed more clearly into perspective for me of what really happened, so thank you.
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the woman king it a lot of nonsense and is being boycotted by Blacks!!!
So, we're going to pretend that the Dahomey didn't build a slavery empire, eh? Are we also going to pretend that the British didn't wage bloody wars to end slavery?
Thanks!
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Netflix should make series about these kingdoms..
Not if they're going to colonize the story. We don't need another replay of Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra.
No they shouldnt. The person who made this and African companies should.
@@nmagain24 Thank you brother!
Such an enslaving thought!!! Smh we can do better what the whites and Asians do
@@africanrumpunch7742 we need our own Netflix platform
Wow, I didn't know that the Woman king was kind of a true story. ( and I'm from West Africa) Thanks for the info.
Thank you for watching.
Watched you a few times on Dynast's stream. You bring great content to the show. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, sister
Great job sir, I think you portrayed the pain of being a young man with african roots, knowledgeable about our history quite well. We must be careful however, not to unite because of disdain over European colonization. If we do, then it will only be a matter of time until we turn on each other again. Instead we must recognize the accomplishments of our ancestors and the accomplishments and efforts of those who walk among us today. The pride and unity that comes from that cannot be broken by guns, alcohol and other material possessions. Continue to stand tall sir.
Blessings to you brother. Thank you for the comment.
Amazing...L'ouverture was trained by female African warriors...no wonder the Revolution was a success...! Thank you for this educational and emotional film...hopefully the karma will balance out one day
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Need documentary like this to give unbiased views on what actually happened. Great piece of work. MORE.
konkonbishl Thank you!
Here is Part 2, brother ua-cam.com/video/ibJ_bPb4jOQ/v-deo.html
Dynast Prince ADEWALE bring me here.
Nice video, keeping up the great work.
Thank you .
Thank you brother
What an excellent video. This inspired me in so many ways. Thank you. We surely need more of this.
Thank you very much family. Hope you check out the other documentaries on the channel too
This is the BEST documentary about The People of Dahomey that I have ever watched, thank you so much for a GOOD JOB done.
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very well done! thank you.
Thank you!!!
Thank you! I would like to see authors write about the panther man more! There are so many rich stories in Africa yet they hardly get told!
Very true. Thanks for the support. Please share and subscribe so you can see our newer series.
Excellent documentary Onuora. Brilliant. Thank you for all you do.
Blessings to you, Geneva. Be sure to check out the others.
Crazy how Dahomey tribe was deeply involved in slavery and how they sacrificed their own people for rituals. The Woman King left that bit out.
It left out the cannibalísm too and so did he.
Most "historical" movies are inaccurate lol, all of them have a narrative they're trying to sell to people.
@@weego2585 That’s not true, I have never seen a movie depicting the Vikings or Romans as champions against słavery. Sure they can tell stories of individuals and make that individual “heroic” but they don’t try to paint the entire society as trying to fight against słavery. Name another movie that did this, painted słavers and canníbals as anti słavery heroes.
Lies. I saw the film and they absolutely discussed how they were involved in slavery and how some of them were enslaved at some points too. They explained rituals as well. So, I know for sure you didn't see the movie and are lying. I have seen a lot of comments like yours where people have claimed to see the movie and lied. They tried to mention all the things that were not discussed in the film that actually WERE. It's easy for people to debunk your lies. There are enough of us that have seen it for ourselves.
@@lisacox3750 Listen up little lady, you are spreading propaganda. No where in the movie did it show the Dahomey tribe enslaving their own people and then begging England to let them continue their slave trade. No where did it show them sacrificing thousands of people for rituals, or them eating their own.
You are a bold face liar little miss lisa !!!!
GREAT INFORMATION BROTHER!!!
Glad you liked it
Love every minute of it!
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Here is Part 2, Dahlak ua-cam.com/video/ibJ_bPb4jOQ/v-deo.html
I love the voice telling the story
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Watching this as a Nigerian living in Cotonou, I was so inspired by your work that if I get the opportunity to meet you some day, I would love to be a part of your work. I am a Photographer and a Videographer, although my career is still a work in progress, but I will to be one of the African story tellers like you. There are still thousands of African historic stories that are yet to be told, and honestly if these stories are made into movies we will reach a very wide audience and hopefully our voices in Africa will be heard. Thank you for this documentary.
God bless you, Achia. Keep going!
This is deep.Great documentary by all standards
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Great work. I have watched you a few times on other UA-cam sites. Keep on doing what your doing and I am looking forward to part two and everything else you plan to do in the name of truth for our nation and its people. Thank you.
Dyana Thanks Dyana.
Here is Part 2, Dyana ua-cam.com/video/ibJ_bPb4jOQ/v-deo.html
Thank you for your great documentaries.
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Loved this it needs to be shown in history classes all over the world . This and the Documentary with Lupita Nyong’o called warrior Women has the exact content . Thank you for this enlightenment. We all knew there was a reason that we were sold into slavery and it was not greed and wealth on the African peoples part it was for survival ❤
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The best documentary I have seen about the region, by far!
Thank you family. Blessings
Great Job Family ..proud of you and your Documentary
Charles Bertin Ore Appreciate the support, brother! Please share
Thank you so much for this. You are appreciated so very very much.
You're very welcome dear sister. Please share on your socials and be sure to watch the other documentaries on our channel.
@@aeafilmsuk oh I've shared in my West African Drum and Dance group and all my networks! Again I'm so honored to connect and looking forward to more of your research. I'm breathless looking for our history.
@@aeafilmsuk I'm watching as I create, rap, dance and more!
@@ansleyjukeboxxjoye884 Bless you sister.
Great documentary! Scenography is on point. Info is very detailed and thorough, I like the fact that there was a chronology outlining all of the subjects of the Dahomey Kingdom and you making connections between other great civilizations in Africa. I definitely would support par 2 of that documentary and other films you are part of in regards to the motherland.
Franky Laude Thank you Franky.
Here is Part 2, brother ua-cam.com/video/ibJ_bPb4jOQ/v-deo.html
Merci pour ce très beau documentaire sur mon pays 🇧🇯, I was very moved to see King Gbèhanzin's descendant. Well done, Sir!
Merci beaucoup ma soeur. Le Benin est un pays magnifique avec un grande histoire. J'espere que tu va partager ce documentaire sur tes media sociaux et aussi regarder les autres documentaire sur notre chaîne. Remercie!
@@aeafilmsuk Greetings! J'ai déjà commencé le grand partage! J'ai suivi le documentaire sur le vodoun au Togo et celui sur le Mali... Fascinating stuff, and I really appreciate how you bring our history to life 🤲🏾. Je vais continuer de sensibiliser tout le monde autour de moi. Your documentaries should be shown in school, for real...
@@marie-laurew-m3209Merci MarieLaure.
When will we stop blaming Europeans for their part, and starting working together as Africans and take control of our lives? Where is Africa today? Please don't blame Europeans for everything all bad things happening to us is by our own hands
Excellent documentary my wife is Haitian and she truly enjoyed this. Stay blessed. 👍🏿
Thank you Ashley. Regards to your wife. Please be sure to check out the other documentaries on the channel. Blessings to you.
Ouidah is Judah. Great documentary from our own people. Thanks!
Thank you family. Please check out the others.
Thank you for posting this.
Thank you for watching
It’s a big step to hear Africans admitting their roles in the slave trade.
Now we're waiting for diasporans to admit that many of their ancestors were also slave raiders and traders in Africa before they were also sold by rivals who were sometimes fighting to escape from the oppression of your ancestors
@@tvs9978 Omg, reaching for the moon with that one
@@dlc2479 actually not. My research has uncovered many who were raiding in Africa in one year or decade, and were out on slave ships the following year or decade when the groups they were terrorizing got fed up and rose up against them. There are many in Haiti who claim direct descent from the Agoji for example who led slave raids in the Benin area. Also, the Akwamu royals who revolted in 1733 on the island of St Johns in the US Virgin Islands were also avid raiders. In fact, individuals who led that revolt were documented in Fort records as being top slave traders in their region between 1702-1732 before they were sold to the Danes between 1732-33 after being defeated by the groups they used to raid.
Thank you for this, our story should be told by us!
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Amazing documentary and footage. I will put it on my website. Tracing my ancestry, I’m thankful for the ancient maps showing the tribes. It helps me to put in perspective where people are. Yorubaland, Dahomey, I even saw Esan.... I’m also researching for an article I’m writing for the Garifuna people whom I have seen direct culture linkage with the people of Benin. You’re awesome
Wonderful! Please post your website so others can see it.
I love this. I'm going to make sure my grandkids watch this. Thank you so much 🙌🏾
You're welcome
Mature nuisanced and fair perspective on Dahomey. More balanced than even Lupita Nyongo's documentary on the Kingdom and it's now famous female warriors who inspired the character she played in Black Panther
I've been to Benin/Dahomey and saw the symbols and placards memorializing challenges the Kingdom overcame and the many agricultural and social innovations achieved.
The Woman King movie has ignited interest in this subject again. For a fair perspective,I'm referring people to this documentary. Making the ancestors proud.
Thank you, sister.
@@aeafilmsuk Great documentary Thank you...but please stop calling African people black. We are not black. We are not blacks. Once you stoop so low to call yourself a colour, you are nothing but an object and on of least value as black is associated with everything bad, vile, evil, poor, ugly, death, bottom, negative etc. Why would you proudly call yourself a colour that's associate with everything undesirable.
If you are smart and want to change the narrative for future generations, you would re-rcord the narration of this video and remove all racist references of white and black to describe African people and Europeans. Black and white people is a racist concept introduced a few hundred years ago. It was never how ancient people described each other.
@@tamuz9633 Where is the proof of what you are saying?
Was Kemet not the land of the Blacks?
@@tamuz9633 What is your problem? Who associated everything negative with the word Black? Was it us? Please speak for yourself. I am Black and I'm proud! I am Black, and I am comely! I've never associated the word BLACK with anything vile or low or whatever nonsense you said. The word Black means strength and pride to me. I am speaking for myself. I prefer to be called Black. It is a word that easily recognizes people all over the world even when they are not ready to be called African, even when they have no idea what our ancestors called themselves. Please let the brother make his films how he sees fit. He did an excellent job.
You did a great job on this. Much more of a complicated story than is normally told.
Thank you, Walter.
Thank you very much for this well needed documentary - you joined the dots. As an African Jamaican, watching made me shed tears, very moving and evokes different emotions, sadness, longing, regrets, anger and yearning. Till today, my spirit still yearns for what I was taken from - my ancestral land. I still weep for what our Ancestors endured. We give thanks for their strength to survive. We also will always remember those who died in the everlasting African holocaust. Indeed today why should we beg for out "Black" lives to matter? Well done to the team for a great documentary that answers many questions. More strength, power and Ancestors blessings to all of you. I shall certainly subscribe!
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@@aeafilmsuk I will definitely introduce others to your channel. Keep up the well needed good work!
@@giftyamoah6057 Thanks Gifty
Same jamaican via Africa, had to go Ghana,this year went for a month nothing is the same.
@@haatpraat2993 Hey family. Whilst I understand your thoughts and feelings about what happened to African people taken away as enslaved people, it's worth understanding that the people they left behind too were their relatives. Fathers were taken from children, wives were taken from husbands, brothers from sisters and so on. You dismissing all Africans because of the actions of a very small group incentivised by a completely inhumane foreign group of people means that you don't fully understand what the so called Trans Atlantic Slave Trade was about. I advise that you look at the period and this documentary from an African point of view as that is where your roots are and what you would've been if your Ancestors weren't ripped away from their families who still live in Africa.
This reminded me of when I read Guns, Germs & Steel, this is the effect of having technology used for advantage even at the cost of others
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Thank you for the interesting history of Dahomey. The Dahomians have some similarities with the Ancient Spartans. Warrior culture, Warrior Women, Economy supported by Slavery (In Sparta the economy was supported by enslavement of a nomadic people originally in the region, the helots.
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Very well done Brother. Thank you for this!
Thanks Ife!
This was so deep..😢😢. I couldn't help but dance when the music came on and also shed a tear about my ancestors.. Thank you mom for sending this to me.
Continue dancing, sister. Your ancestors are happy you watched this. Please be sure to watch the other documentaries on our channel.
I think that our ancestors would also be very happy if we stopped calling ourselves black and keeping masser's last names in 2022. It's a shame that we don't proudly call ourselves African Descent. Other races call themselves from their regions of origin. We are the only people who are too ignorant or embarrased to call ourselves African Descent and to drop these stupid slav last name.
Only then will our ancestors be truly proud of us. Only then will we reclaim our identity as the great and mighty people that we are.
This is an excellent film. Thank you kindly for telling our stories with such excellence.
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Outstanding documentary,Thanks.
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I agreed we need more, this is so interesting, never got this in school.
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