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EP4 The Crown, the Cross, and the Captive
Custodians Of The Red Gold
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In this gripping chapter of Custodians of the Red Gold, a king’s alliance with the Portuguese sets off civil war—and a dark descent into the Atlantic slave trade. As new empires rise, the Benin Kingdom must fight to remain sovereign in a world that’s rapidly slipping away.
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