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Ciara becomes Benin citizen under law for descendants of enslaved people

Headline from WTOL Toledo

The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave trade.

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  1. WTOL Toledo

    Ciara becomes Benin citizen under law for descendants of enslaved people (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    The small West African country passed a law last year granting citizenship to those who can trace their lineage to the slave trade.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    A new law in Benin grants citizenship to slave descendants. Ciara is among the first (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country…

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Benin grants citizenship to descendants of enslaved people. U.S. singer Ciara is among the first (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Grammy-winning performer's acquisition of citizenship at a ceremony in the city of Cotonou is part of a broader initiative by Benin to attract the Black diaspora, acknowledge the country’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and promote tourism focused on slavery-related sites of remembrance.

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