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The Kingdom of Dahomey

Season 1 Episode 5 | 3m 15s

Dahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces. The kingdom also had a unique and distinctive canon of art and architecture. Learn more in Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., premiering at 9/8c February 27 on PBS.

Major corporate support for Africa's Great Civilizations is provided by Bank of America, Johnson & Johnson, and Ancestry. Major funding is also provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Gilder Foundation, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.
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