Wikimedia Commons/Nyttend Nat Turner’s Rebellion Nat Turner could read, preach, and see visions that convinced him he was a prophet. In August 1831, his divine calling led to the deadliest slave ...

Approximately 1.5 million Africans were captured, enslaved, and deported to the New World by Benin's tribal leaders.

Benin's citizenship law carries significance in part because of the role it played in the transatlantic slave trade.

US singer Ciara became one of the first public figures to be granted Benin citizenship through a new law aimed at offering ...

U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West ...