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British Universities Return Looted African Sculptures
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October 29, 2021
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6:25Now PlayingThe University of Aberdeen in Scotland joined a growing number of European and U.S. institutions who have decided to return stolen African artifacts to their places of origin.
In this case, it was a bronze sculpture depicting an Oba, or king, of the Benin Kingdom, now located in present-day Nigeria. Acquired at an auction in 1957, it was one of thousands of Benin bronzes that British colonial troops looted in 1897.
Jesus College at the University of Cambridge in England returned another looted bronze, a cockerel sculpture known as Okukur. Ownership of that cultural treasure was transferred to a delegation from Nigeria during an official ceremony at the college.
Sonita Alleyne, master of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge, joins Marc Lamont Hill on “Black News Tonight.”
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