Western reactions to Benin bronzes | Civilisations – BBC Two
Western reactions to Benin bronzes | Civilisations – BBC Two
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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Programme website: http://bbc.in/2pqRjCx David Olusoga discusses Benin bronzes created from the 16th century in West Africa, and how these works of art now reside in the British Museum.
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Yeah, this is nuts.
It's not a big deal to just give it back.
So, Germany did return them two years ago, without any conditions and paid for a museum to be build in Nigeria to house them. The Nigerian government, instead of taking care of these priceless artefacts and making them accessible to the Nigerian public and celebrating their history – last March they gave them away to be the private property of the slave trading family that made these bronzes out of the blood money they earned by selling slaves. They’re now falling into disrepair somewhere far away from the public, benefiting exactly the wrong people.
fighting over history is a dead end.. a liar will kill steal rob and turn on their own to uphold a lie that keeps the comfort of their existence going.. nobody wants to be uncomfortable with their culture, race or religion so people force themselves to only see the truth in their bias.. so therefore when force is applied the stalemate is inevitable..
to fight to convince one to abandon what they feel is their sense of purpose is foolish..
sometimes u must entertain a fools fantasies with one hand while constructing their destruction with the other.. move in silence.. arguments are only made when one seeks approval… theirs no need to argue when the game of chess is being played..
its about being so far ahead that you make your opponent do everything you want them to while they beleive in their heart and mind they are doing everything they "know" they want to do…
subconsciously your enemy wants to fail to you.. they just are not aware of their own self destructive thoughts.. its up to you to guide them with subtleness.. and allow them to walk off the cliff with grace and pride as their irrelevant concepts they cling to in order for them to form reasoning and meaning in their simulacrum of an original people… R.I.P clones
As a bini person ik asking yall to bring them back please
No sir the Portuguese came to conquer by trade
The brass in the statues came from bracelets made by the Portuguese used to trade with black slave traders for black slaves. Slavery continued in Benin long after slavery had been abolished in Britain (the first country in the world to outlaw slavery). Britain was trying to end slavery in Benin, as well as the awful practise of human sacrifice, when it’s trade delegation to Benin were slaughtered. That’s why Britain responded by invading. Britain is why there is no slave trade there now. No human sacrifice. And we left a large modern city in its place when we left 60 years ago.
RETURN THEM TO THERE PEOPLE 😢
For all the black nationalists complaining about these bronzes being 'stolen'. First, it was a punitive action, not just a theft. Second these bronzes are made with metal from Germany. How? Because the people that enslaved Africans were other Africans. These bronzes were made from 'manillas' which are brass coins that Europeans used to purchase slaves from the Africans in Nigeria selling slaves. The reason why americam and European black rights groups DON'T want them returned is because the Nigerians that made these, made it from the profits of slavery, so returning this to the Africans who already profitted from enslaving others is a slap in the face for the diaspora descendents of slaves.
Very recent history:
Iraq invasion by united snakes largely destroyed their historical heritage.
Libraries were one of the main targets of the invaders.
The early Africans, were blessed, by God. Many, of them, built prosperous kingdoms in the east, west, and south, of Africa.
U stole our artworks, burnt our kingdom and now u r profiting from it.. u British people are monsters
Without a doubt, African civilization was disrupted
Difficult for Europeans to steal like they did Egypt. Thieves and colonizers your will be made accountable.
Thieves
I am author of the books: The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10,000 Mile Long Wall, The Real Wakandas of Africa and The Real Vibranium of Africa (by Maurice Miles Martinez). Most people are unaware that African people built a wall before transatlantic slavery in the Benin empire that is one of the most massive structures in the world. At 10,000 miles long, the Great Wall of Africa contains more material than all of the buildings in New York City’s Manhattan. If cut into 1 meter high blocks, it would wrap around the equator more than 65 times! It is arguably the planet’s greatest man-made structure. Yet, it has been ignored by historians. In my book The Great Wall of Africa: The Empire of Benin’s 10,000 Mile Long Wall, I explore the dimensions of the wall, the history of the Benin Empire’s Kings (Obas) and the stolen Benin Bronzes. These treasures that sit in the world’s museums amount to more than $14 Billion. Most people who read this book are left wondering why they never heard about the Great Wall of Africa in their history classes. The world needs more videos on this topic.
Maurice Miles Martinez
I am emotional seeing great works from Africa!
The British should give back,these sculptures,to the government of Benin!
Our Heavenly Father says Rvvenge is his saith the Lord of hosts and that is wonderful to know cuz everything you all have stolen he's going to give it back to us so I hope y'all are having fun with our ancestors artifacts Shalom.💯
0:44 WRONG!!!!! 44 SECONDS IN AND ITS ALREADY FACTUALLY WRONG
Imagine stealing everything from a continent, then tell the ignorant world Africa contribute nothing to civilization.
Give them back to Nigeria, they are not yours
GIVE THEM BACK !
Africa is the greatest Continent in Earth!
The Africans are the Godfather of culture.
False narratives embedded into trying to convince us you are telling the full truth. You think you know words yeah. We stand on the absolute truth, and that is what your God works with.But oh yeah if I convince God with my lies it just might slide.
And the history that Africans where suppose to lack. 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 1:36. I see you.
Gif it back