{"id":5100,"date":"2022-08-24T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcafricanradio.com\/?p=4328"},"modified":"2022-08-24T14:29:29","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T14:29:29","slug":"return-of-benin-bronzes-will-benefit-descendants-of-african-slave-traders-says-african-american-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcafricanradio.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/24\/return-of-benin-bronzes-will-benefit-descendants-of-african-slave-traders-says-african-american-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Return of Benin Bronzes will benefit descendants of African slave traders, says African American group"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August 24, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alcafricanradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deadria-Farmer-Paellmann.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alcafricanradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deadria-Farmer-Paellmann.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4330\" width=\"367\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alcafricanradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deadria-Farmer-Paellmann.jpg 180w, https:\/\/alcafricanradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Deadria-Farmer-Paellmann-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 367px) 100vw, 367px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Deadria Farmer-Paellmann: \u2018The Horniman\u2026is misguided in trying to return the Benin Bronzes to the descendants of slave traders\u2019<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>THE planned return of 72 Benin Bronzes by a British museum to Nigeria should not go ahead because the move will benefit descendants of Africans who sold slaves during the Transatlantic slave trade, an African American group fighting for \u201cslavery justice\u201d has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, the Charity Commission in the UK approved a decision by the Horniman Museum and Gardens in South London to return ownership of the artefacts, which were looted from Benin City by British troops during their incursion in February 1897.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Horniman said it was responding to a request from Nigeria\u2019s National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Restitution Study Group (RSG), a New York-based non-profit organisation \u201cconcerned with slavery justice\u201d, has written to the Charity Commission urging it to rescind its decision on the Bronzes, arguing: \u201cThe Horniman\u2026is misguided in trying to return the Benin Bronzes to the descendants of slave traders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Kingdom of Benin through Nigeria would be unjustly enriched by repatriation of these relics they made with manilla currency they were paid to raid villages with illegal guns and other weapons, steal women, children and men, sell them into the Transatlantic slave trade, and sometimes kill them in ritual 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port areas controlled by the Kingdom of Benin during the Transatlantic slave trade\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that \u201c83 per cent of Jamaicans have DNA from enslaved ancestors from the area called Nigeria today\u201d while \u201c93 per cent of African Americans have DNA from their enslaved ancestors from this area too\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RSG letter added: \u201cOver 3.6 million people were enslaved and traded in the Transatlantic slave trade from the area called Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Kingdom of Benin grew wealthy [through its] participation in the slave trade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The RSG also called on other museums in Europe and the US to not return the artefacts that they were holding. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey do a disservice to\u2026the DNA descendants of the people enslaved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInstead, the museums should serve as permanent guardians over the relics for the DNA descendants of the enslaved who paid for the Benin Bronzes with their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe DNA descendants still suffer from the vestiges of slavery with hardships due to their slavery heritage,\u201d the RSG letter said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a>Ms Farmer-Paellmann <\/a>believes that the RSG\u2019s petition to the Charity Commission was not too late even though it had already granted the Horniman permission to return the Benin Bronzes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will ask them to reconsider,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe also filed a Freedom of Information request for the Charity Commission deliberations, memo and notes that led to the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will assist us should any legal recourse be required.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms Farmer-Paellmann said the RSG would carry on lobbying for the other artefacts to remain in Europe and the US for the descendants of slaves to enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe certainly will pursue the same course of action for all museums trying to return the Benin Bronzes without engaging in due diligence to determine all proper beneficiaries of the relics.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She told that the RSG had made approaches to the relevant Nigerian authorities to see how best these cultural products could be shared between Nigerians and descendants of African slaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur first contact was with an adviser to the Oba of Benin,\u201d Ms Farmer-Paellmann said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring our Zoom call, she confirmed that we have a legitimate claim but recommended we speak to [Prof Abba Tijani, the Director General] of the NCMM because the Nigerian government is managing the repatriation effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that \u201cseveral approaches\u201d were made to the NCMM, which \u201chas been unresponsive\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 24, 2022 THE planned return of 72 Benin Bronzes by a British museum to Nigeria should not go ahead because the move will benefit descendants of Africans who sold slaves during the 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