Ramteen Arablui

Jesus College declined to comment further on this issue.

Jesus College declined to comment further on this issue.

Cambridge University's Jesus College would be the first institution to return a Benin bronze. Shortly after, other institutions and even museums started following suit. Countries like Germany pledged to return looted Benin artworks. And so did the Smithsonian Institution here in the United States, which had a total collection of 39 Benin bronzes.

Cambridge University's Jesus College would be the first institution to return a Benin bronze. Shortly after, other institutions and even museums started following suit. Countries like Germany pledged to return looted Benin artworks. And so did the Smithsonian Institution here in the United States, which had a total collection of 39 Benin bronzes.

Cambridge University's Jesus College would be the first institution to return a Benin bronze. Shortly after, other institutions and even museums started following suit. Countries like Germany pledged to return looted Benin artworks. And so did the Smithsonian Institution here in the United States, which had a total collection of 39 Benin bronzes.

This is Deidre Farmer-Palman again, who's the executive director of the Restitution Study Group.

This is Deidre Farmer-Palman again, who's the executive director of the Restitution Study Group.

This is Deidre Farmer-Palman again, who's the executive director of the Restitution Study Group.

D'Adria argues that the Benin bronzes should also belong to the descendants of the people the Benin Kingdom sold to European slave traders.

D'Adria argues that the Benin bronzes should also belong to the descendants of the people the Benin Kingdom sold to European slave traders.

D'Adria argues that the Benin bronzes should also belong to the descendants of the people the Benin Kingdom sold to European slave traders.

The Isan people were part of the kingdoms neighboring the Benin Kingdom. So when D'Adria found out about the Smithsonian's decision to return its collection of Benin bronzes to Nigeria, she was shocked.

The Isan people were part of the kingdoms neighboring the Benin Kingdom. So when D'Adria found out about the Smithsonian's decision to return its collection of Benin bronzes to Nigeria, she was shocked.

The Isan people were part of the kingdoms neighboring the Benin Kingdom. So when D'Adria found out about the Smithsonian's decision to return its collection of Benin bronzes to Nigeria, she was shocked.

But Deidre was like, well, the colonizers, the British, took these bronzes from the kingdom that enslaved my ancestors. So why should Nigeria have full control over them?

But Deidre was like, well, the colonizers, the British, took these bronzes from the kingdom that enslaved my ancestors. So why should Nigeria have full control over them?

But Deidre was like, well, the colonizers, the British, took these bronzes from the kingdom that enslaved my ancestors. So why should Nigeria have full control over them?

D'Adria and her organization filed a petition to stop the Smithsonian from returning the bronzes to Nigeria. The goal? To allow the descendants of people sold into slavery by the Benin Kingdom to have a say in their fate.

D'Adria and her organization filed a petition to stop the Smithsonian from returning the bronzes to Nigeria. The goal? To allow the descendants of people sold into slavery by the Benin Kingdom to have a say in their fate.

D'Adria and her organization filed a petition to stop the Smithsonian from returning the bronzes to Nigeria. The goal? To allow the descendants of people sold into slavery by the Benin Kingdom to have a say in their fate.