until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter ( please rephrase and explain what this means)

The African proverb, until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter, is used to metaphorically describe how dominant groups inscribe power through historical narrative.

Extract from my textbook

we studied this quite recently

abraham lincoln issued the preliminary emancipation proclamation on september 22nd, 1862. it stipulated that if the southern states did not cease their rebellion by january 1st, 1863, then proclamation would go into effect.

answer; did not understand that the act was wrong because she/he was suffering from a mental illness;