@house-of-otun.bsky.socialWhat if the Second World War wasn’t only a European story? 🌍
Africa’s resources, trade and history were deeply connected to events that shaped the world.
📖 The Handle Is One of Us — Damola Awoyokun
#AfricanHistory #WWIIHistory #HiddenHistory #HistoryMatters #TheHandleIsOneOfUs
@house-of-otun.bsky.socialFrom West Africa to Queen Victoria’s court — Sarah Forbes Bonetta’s remarkable life reveals a history far bigger than one extraordinary story.
📖 The Handle Is One of Us — Damola Awoyokun
#TheHandleIsOneOfUs #AfricanHistory #BlackHistory #HiddenHistory #HistoryMatters
@house-of-otun.bsky.socialWhat if the doors we think were closed… were never locked? 🚪🔑
History, choices and identity can shape generations in ways we rarely question.
📖 The Handle Is One of Us by Damola Awoyokun
Available now on Amazon.
#TheHandleIsOneOfUs #History #Books #BookLovers #HiddenHistory #ReadMore
@house-of-otun.bsky.socialHe walked into a rebel stronghold without a weapon. 🚶🏿♂️
Then they dragged him toward the place where he was supposed to die.
📕 The Handle Is One of Us — Hitler, Biafra and Benin City.
✍️ Damola Awoyokun.
#TheHandleIsOneOfUs #History #books #NigeriaHistory #MustRead
@house-of-otun.bsky.socialThey ate at his table. 🍽️
Their children played in his garden. 🌿
Weeks later, some of those men would help open the gates to an invasion.
A history of power, loyalty, betrayal, and the terrible consequences of trusting the wrong people.
@house-of-otun.bsky.socialHe was warned. ⚠️
He went anyway.
Captain James Robert Phillips receives a telegram with three words:
🚨 “DO NOT PROCEED.”
📕 The Handle Is One of Us — Hitler, Biafra and Benin City.
✍️ Damola Awoyokun.
👉 Read the story behind the warning.
#TheHandleIsOneOfUs #books #History #BeninCity #HistoryBooks
@house-of-otun.bsky.socialHistory doesn’t just tell us where we’ve been. Sometimes, it shows us how to keep going. 📚✨
#TheHandleIsOneOfUs #Resilience #Mindset #Consistency #PersonalDevelopment