On this day, British colonial officials demanded the sacred Golden Stool of the Ashanti—a symbol of the Ashanti people’s soul and sovereignty. The request sparked outrage, and Queen Yaa Asantewaa, a military leader and queen mother, led a fierce resistance against British forces in what became known as the War of the Golden Stool. Though the Ashanti had previously engaged in the transatlantic slave trade, their resistance under Yaa Asantewaa became a powerful symbol of African liberation and anti-colonial defiance.
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