History of the Kingdom of Dahomey of National Assembly of Benin 1990-1991), and others. Kojo Tovalou Houénou (1887–1936), who claimed to be a prince of Dahomey but had lived most of his life in France, became a major critic of the French colonial empire founded the "Ligue Universelle pour la Défense de la Race Noire" to push for recognition of Africans as full citizens of the French state. European historiography of Dahomey has been significant for its use in debates about the morality of the slave trade and for its importance to fields outside African history. Many of the early histories and descriptions were written by
In Dahomey One "New York Times" report responded to the show by construing it as the initiation of a potential race war, signifying the level of anxiety possessed around the mobility of blacks during the era. "In Dahomey" captures much of the perspective of early 20th-century Broadway. Many songs heavily feature classic vaudevillian extractability and dramatic flexibility. Fewer than a half-dozen songs were topically linear to "In Dahomey"s driving narrative. Only two songs, "My Dahomian Queen" and "On Broadway in Dahomey Bye and Bye", reference location and plot integration. Many songs, such as "Brown-Skin Baby Mine", "My Castle on the Nile", "Evah