Born Aina (also known as Ina) in 1843 in Oke-Odan, a Yoruba village in West Africa, Sara Forbes Bonetta’s life took an extraordinary turn. Her parents tragically died during a war with the nearby Kingdom of Dahomey, leaving her orphaned. The Dahomey army invaded Oke-Odan, capturing Aina and other residents, who were either killed or sold into the Atlantic […]