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The Report of an Enslaved Royal

Here is a list of reports of African kingdoms that fell, where a royal person might have been taken into slavery. The locations listed use today's country name, as well as the date of the report. Use the maps above to figure out which report could be connected to Benjamin Banneker's ancestry.

Kingdom

Location

Year Captured

Cameroon

1685

Senegal

1685