USA Today
The origin of kente cloth
Kente cloth comes from the Asante, or Ashanti, peoples of Ghana and Ewe peoples of Ghana and Togo.
A popular legend claims creators of kente cloth presented the cloth to Asantehene Osei Tutu, the Asante kingdom’s first leader. Tutu named the cloth “kente,” meaning basket, and adopted the fabric as a royal cloth for special occasions.
The Asante and slave trade
Tutu, who lived from 1660 to 1712 or 1717, unified several small Asante kingdoms to create the Asante empire. He is credited with expanding the Asante throughout most of Ghana and introducing his subjects to the gold and slave trades along the West African coast.
The Asante supplied British and Dutch traders with slaves in exchange for firearms, which they used to expand their empire. Slaves were often acquired as tributes from smaller states or captured during war. Some slaves were brought across the Atlantic whiles others stayed in Africa to work in gold fields.
According to the BBC, by the end of the 18th century, the region exported an estimated 6,000-7,000 slaves per year. More
Good find, Dr. Tar. Yes, Kente Kloth is indeed worn by slavers.
Heard it on Tammy Bruce, yesterday. Looked it up this morning. – Dr. Tar
Nancy always dresses appropriately.
Blind ignorance is usually overlooked coming from libs.
So? Just as blacks can kill blacks with impunity, blacks can be in the slave trade. Didn’t you know that?
If kente cloth was worn only by people who demanded total obedience from their subjects and who claimed ownership of men, women, and children, then the wearing of kente drapery by congressional Dems is historically and culturally totally appropriate.
I’m surprised that Democrat asslickers USA Today published this.
But as joe6pak said… Blind ignorance is usually overlooked.
Why omit the most fabulous accessory that would complete the look?
The familiar bone-thru-the-nose, of course! de rigueur !
Cunta Kente leading the pack as usual,,,
There are 52 black Congress people and not one of these intellectually superior folks was aware of the Ashanti slave empire? Hilarious
I knew about these people 30 years ago. Because, like the simpleton that I am, I try to see all sides of a story
I swear the headline said “Kente Cloth Worn By Pandering Vote Traders” when I re-read it.
RadioMattM
JUNE 18, 2020 AT 11:53 AM
“…Just as blacks can kill blacks with impunity, blacks can be in the slave trade…”
…and still are…
“Africa just recorded the highest rate of modern-day enslavement in the world.
Armed conflict, state-sponsored forced labor, and forced marriages were the main causes behind the estimated 9.2 million Africans who live in servitude without the choice to do so, according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index. And despite these practices being widespread, slavery has remained a largely invisible issue, in part, because it disproportionately affects the most marginalized members of society, such as minorities, women, and children.
Slavery was especially prevalent in Eritrea and Mauritania, where slavery has even been, at times, an institutionalized practice.”
https://qz.com/africa/1333946/global-slavery-index-africa-has-the-highest-rate-of-modern-day-slavery-in-the-world/
…and not a White person or Confederate flag in sight…
Callmelennie
JUNE 18, 2020 AT 12:51 PM
“There are 52 black Congress people and not one of these intellectually superior folks was aware of the Ashanti slave empire?”
…pretty common in my generation…whenI was growing up, all the Black kids were big into “Back to Africa”, but never bothered to actually research anything…this is why Swahili became regarded as THE African language, because it ‘sounded’ the most Afican and was even popularized as the language backstory and name for Star Trek’s Uhura, even though not even she seemed to realize that it was an EAST African language and would not have been spoken by anyone’s American slave ancestors…
Talk about a Freudian slip.
Quit the contrast , they’re being faithful to party history , while their supporters are demanding all the statues of demonrats from the 1860s be torn down.
Oh noes! What next!? Are Democrats the real racists!? Will somebody come up with a list? That proves to all the smaht people how smaht they are!? That Democrats the real racists? That’ll fix all them haters.
Apparently, it’s also popular among Democrat slave traders.
Slaves came from other places than Ghana and Togo. It’s like they are saying if you’ve seen one black you’ve seen them all.
@SNS ~ I call bullshit on that story … China is the biggest slave empire on the planet
always was, always is, always will be
…. & not a white person (except for the Microsoft, Apple, Google, Nike, etc. executives), or a Confederate flag in sight