The Ancient and High Degree of Negro Civilization.--Egypt,
Greece, and Rome borrow from the Negro the Civilization that
made them Great.--Cause of the Decline and Fall of Negro
Civilization.--Confounding the Terms "Negro" and "African." 22


CHAPTER IV.

NEGRO KINGDOMS OF AFRICA.

BENIN: Its Location.--Its Discovery by the
Portuguese.--Introduction of the Catholic Religion.--The
King as a Missionary.--His Fidelity to the Church purchased
by a White Wife.--Decline of Religion.--Introduction of
Slavery.--Suppression of the Trade by the English
Government.--Restoration and Peace.

DAHOMEY: Its Location.--Origin of the Kingdom.--Meaning of
the Name.--War.--Capture of the English Governor, and his
Death.--The Military Establishment.--Women as
Soldiers.--Wars and their Objects.--Human Sacrifices.--The
King a Despot.--His Powers.--His Wives.--Polygamy.--Kingly
Succession.--Coronation.--Civil and Criminal Law.--Revenue
System.--Its Future.

YORUBA. Its Location.--Slavery and its Abolition--Growth of
the People of Abeokuta.--Missionaries and Teachers from
Sierra Leone.--Prosperity and Peace attend the
People.--Capacity of the People for Civilization.--Bishop