De'Adria Farmer-Pellman

The Benin Kingdom would use the guns to raid villages to steal people and sell them.

The Benin Kingdom would use the guns to raid villages to steal people and sell them.

The Benin Kingdom would use the guns to raid villages to steal people and sell them.

I'm executive director of the Restitution Study Group, and we fight for reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans globally.

I'm executive director of the Restitution Study Group, and we fight for reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans globally.

I'm executive director of the Restitution Study Group, and we fight for reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans globally.

The Benin Kingdom required that the Portuguese pay for human captives with these manilas. And roughly at the beginning of their trading, you could buy an enslaved captive for seven manilas. Probably towards the end, a male would cost 57 manilas, a female would cost 50.

The Benin Kingdom required that the Portuguese pay for human captives with these manilas. And roughly at the beginning of their trading, you could buy an enslaved captive for seven manilas. Probably towards the end, a male would cost 57 manilas, a female would cost 50.

The Benin Kingdom required that the Portuguese pay for human captives with these manilas. And roughly at the beginning of their trading, you could buy an enslaved captive for seven manilas. Probably towards the end, a male would cost 57 manilas, a female would cost 50.

In 2022, I saw an article in the New York Times that the Smithsonian would be returning the bronzes. I was quite shocked.

In 2022, I saw an article in the New York Times that the Smithsonian would be returning the bronzes. I was quite shocked.

In 2022, I saw an article in the New York Times that the Smithsonian would be returning the bronzes. I was quite shocked.

The moral claim is that the bronzes, for us, are the embodiment of our enslaved ancestors. And they are the source of our education about who we are.

The moral claim is that the bronzes, for us, are the embodiment of our enslaved ancestors. And they are the source of our education about who we are.

The moral claim is that the bronzes, for us, are the embodiment of our enslaved ancestors. And they are the source of our education about who we are.

I have Isan DNA. And by the way, anyone listening to this program that has Isan DNA from their ancestors who were enslaved are literally coming from the Benin Kingdom.

I have Isan DNA. And by the way, anyone listening to this program that has Isan DNA from their ancestors who were enslaved are literally coming from the Benin Kingdom.

I have Isan DNA. And by the way, anyone listening to this program that has Isan DNA from their ancestors who were enslaved are literally coming from the Benin Kingdom.

Their justification was that they were looted, that they were stolen artifacts. They had been taken by colonizers.

Their justification was that they were looted, that they were stolen artifacts. They had been taken by colonizers.