Beden City was well ahead of his time, with palm oil fueled street lights, a sprawling

palace, and a great wall four times that of China's.

So why doesn't this wonder exist today?

This is Two Minute Black History, what you didn't learn in school.

Beden City was a beautiful mosaic of interconnected villages.

Long before machinery existed, the Ido people built the walls surrounding their kingdom,

which were four times the size of the great wall of China.

Today, hardly a trace of the city remains.

It was originally called Ido.

Beden City was the capital of an African empire located in today's southern Nigeria.

It was one of the first cities to have a resemblance of street lights.

Tall, metal lamps fueled by palm oil dotted the city, illuminating the streets after sunset.

The city was black, beautiful, and thriving until Europeans discovered it.

When the Portuguese snuck in, they found a well-designed city so wealthy and peaceful

folks didn't need front doors on their homes.

Meanwhile, European cities like London were full of fever and murder.

Slowly, the colonizers invaded, exporting ivory, palm oil, and pepper and importing guns.

Then they burnt it all down.

British soldiers looted and burned Beden City to the ground.

Today, there is no preservation or replica.

Only a lone house and a neglected piece of the wall stand forgotten.

Ironically, most looted bronzes are displayed at London museums, but Nigeria recently demanded

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