Sunday, December 17, 2023
Toronto renames Yonge-Dundas Square in honor of slave-dealing African tribe
Yonge-Dundas Square is the wannabe Times Square of Toronto. Alas, the Wokies discovered some alleged links between the slave trade and Henry Dundas, the Square's namesake.
Sankofa Square is the new name for Yonge-Dundas Square. “Sankofa” is allegedly a reference to the folk wisdom of the Akan people in what is now Ghana, and means, according to the experts behind this decision, learning from history to facilitate a better future.
From the Wikipedia entry for the Akan people: “The Akan waged war on neighboring states in their geographic area to capture people and sell them as slaves to Europeans…”
Eat your heart out, Henry Dundas!
But hey, they were Black slavers, so I guess it’s OK!
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Akan people,
Henry Dundas,
slavery,
Yonge-Dundas Square
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