Baden-Powell, Whose Statue the Left Tried to Remove, Led the Anti-Slavery Force in Africa Where Kings in Kente Cloth Sold Slaves for Human Sacrifice

While that was taking place in Britain, Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer donned the “kente” cloth, belonging to the Akan (including the Ashanti) people of West Africa.

And while Baden-Powell was smeared as a “homophobe” and “Nazi” by communist protesters, an investigation into his 1896 diary during the Anglo-Ashanti wars reveals what the British expeditionary forces stood for: anti-slavery.

In his book, The Downfall of Prempeh – the brutal African King who sold his people into slavery – Baden-Powell wrote:

“Briefly, then, we may look on the following as the main reasons and objects for the expedition:–

To put an end to human sacrifice.

To put a stop to slave trading and raiding.

To ensure peace and security for the neighbouring tribes…