![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/why-slave-descendant-for-us-no-want-make-dem-return-benin-bronzes-to-nigeria/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/6f150db0-5eac-11ed-b950-4dadc68f0cfc.png&description=For our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani look at how descendants of slaves for US dey drag over some of Africa most famous artefacts wey dem tiff during di colonial era and end up for Western museums. Wia dis foto come from, Getty ImagesWetin we call dis foto, One Benin Bronze plaque of one warrior wey dem display for di SmithsonianOne group of African Americans don file lawsuit to stop di return of some Benin Bronzes from di Smithsonian Museum inside Washington DC to Nigeria. Dem dey claim say di bronzes - wey British colonialists tiff during di 19th Century from di kingdom of Benin wey now be Nigeria - na also part of di heritage of descendants of slaves inside America.And dat returning di bronzes go deny dem di opportunity to experience dia culture and history. "Na very interesting argument," 93-year-old David Edebiri tok, afta laughing for about 15 seconds straight. Edebiri na part of di cabinet of di current Oba of Benin - di king or traditional ruler for Edo state, southern Nigeria. "But di artefacts no be for di Oba alone. Na for all Benin pipo, weda you dey Benin or you dey obroad." Most Nigerians wey I don discuss dis US lawsuit with, don laugh tire. But Deadria Farmer-Paellmann, wey be di founder and executive director of di Restitution Study Group (RSG) wey start di suit, dey very serious about di mata.Di 56-year-old found RSG, one not-for-profit institute wey dey New York, for 2000 "to examine and execute innovative approache to heal di injuries of pipo wey dem oppress and take advantage of".About 100,000 slaves wey dem bring to di US, come from ports wey once dey under di control of traders from di kingdom of Benin, like Warri, Farmer-Paellmann tok.She dey quote records from di Transatlantic Slave Trade Database wey Rice University host for Texas and recent testing show say 23% of DNA dey link to dis pipo.Dis, she believe say give her and di millions of odas with similar ancestry di right to lay claim to){kind=link}
For our series of letters from African journalists, Nigerian writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani look at how descendants of slaves for US dey drag over some of Africa most famous artefacts wey dem tiff during di colonial era and end up for Western museums.
Wia dis foto come from, Getty Images
One Benin Bronze plaque of one warrior wey dem display for di Smithsonian
One group of African Americans don file lawsuit to stop di return of some Benin Bronzes from di Smithsonian Museum inside Washington DC to Nigeria.
Dem dey claim say di bronzes – wey British colonialists tiff during di 19th Century from di kingdom of Benin wey now be Nigeria – na also part of di heritage of descendants of slaves inside America.