A Woman to Know: Sara Forbes Bonetta
She would be a present from the King of the Blacks to the Queen of the Whites. — Captain Frederick E. Forbes
(image via National Portrait Gallery)
In 1848, a tribal war in Nigeria laid waste to Yoruba villages and families. Five-year-old Princess Aina lost her parents and her home. The conquering King Ghezo enslaved her, preparing to kill her in a sacrif…
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