Mary Slessor Didn't Save Twins: Exposing Colonial Propaganda
A direct historical audit on Marvel's Diary deconstructing the myth of Mary Slessor and highlighting the African chiefs who ended twin infanticide in Nigeria.
The idea that Africans needed a European savior to teach them humanity is a carefully constructed colonial propaganda piece. This Short exposes the true story behind the abolition of twin killing in Calabar, showing how local African authorities instituted the laws that changed society. When you strip away colonial bias, you realize that indigenous governance was already evolving. Wake up from historical amnesia and reclaim the…
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