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Deadria Farmer-Paellmann Provides an Update on Restitution Study Group's Work for Slavery Justice, including the Status of the Benin Bronze Suit Against the Smithsonian Institution
Manage episode 420319535 series 2822132
Cover Photo by Nils Paellmann
0:00 Restitution Study Group (RSG) Executive Director Deadria Farmer-Paellmann
1:30 overview of suit and issues raised
4:30 Prof. Tobias Skowronek’s findings on the metals contained in the manillas
7:00 Dismissal of suit against Smithsonian based on mootness
7:55 court order that Plaintiffs conceded points and waived arguments
8:45 ruling in OK reparations case for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
10:30 Nigerian declaration by outgoing President Buhari
12:00 critical argument that transfer was ultra vires
13:00 Administrative Procedure Act - failure to hold public hearing on ‘ethical transfers’ creates First Amendment issue
15:00 opinion on Nigeria’s position
17:00 DNA research as to descendants from Esan People from Benin Kingdom
19:00 Benin Kingdom’s enslavement of their females
21:00 change in narratives offered by Frankfurt’s Museum of World Cultures and Berlin’s Humboldt Museum
22:45 ancestral dedications at institutions holding Benin Bronzes
23:30 Benin Kingdom Museum in Harlem, NY
25:15 underreporting on lawsuit
26:00 shock about value of Benin Bronzes - a classic Wakanda story at end of first Black Panther film
28:20 potential for justice in US lower federal courts and in SCOTUS
31:00 narrative attached to the Benin Bronzes
33:30 Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons - Joint chairwoman of Illinois Legislative Black Caucus meeting with Chicago's Field Museum
34:30 NY Legislator involved in work of RSG
Please share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com
To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.
Music by Toulme.
To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.
To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com.
Thanks so much for listening!
© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
Chapters
1. Art, Law, and Restitution Controversy (00:00:00)
2. Challenges in Repatriation of Benin Bronzes (00:12:07)
3. The Fight for Historical Truth (00:31:04)
136 episodes
Manage episode 420319535 series 2822132
Cover Photo by Nils Paellmann
0:00 Restitution Study Group (RSG) Executive Director Deadria Farmer-Paellmann
1:30 overview of suit and issues raised
4:30 Prof. Tobias Skowronek’s findings on the metals contained in the manillas
7:00 Dismissal of suit against Smithsonian based on mootness
7:55 court order that Plaintiffs conceded points and waived arguments
8:45 ruling in OK reparations case for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
10:30 Nigerian declaration by outgoing President Buhari
12:00 critical argument that transfer was ultra vires
13:00 Administrative Procedure Act - failure to hold public hearing on ‘ethical transfers’ creates First Amendment issue
15:00 opinion on Nigeria’s position
17:00 DNA research as to descendants from Esan People from Benin Kingdom
19:00 Benin Kingdom’s enslavement of their females
21:00 change in narratives offered by Frankfurt’s Museum of World Cultures and Berlin’s Humboldt Museum
22:45 ancestral dedications at institutions holding Benin Bronzes
23:30 Benin Kingdom Museum in Harlem, NY
25:15 underreporting on lawsuit
26:00 shock about value of Benin Bronzes - a classic Wakanda story at end of first Black Panther film
28:20 potential for justice in US lower federal courts and in SCOTUS
31:00 narrative attached to the Benin Bronzes
33:30 Illinois State Rep. Carol Ammons - Joint chairwoman of Illinois Legislative Black Caucus meeting with Chicago's Field Museum
34:30 NY Legislator involved in work of RSG
Please share your comments and/or questions at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com
To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.
Music by Toulme.
To view rewards for supporting the podcast, please visit Warfare's Patreon page.
To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at stephanie@warfareofartandlaw.com.
Thanks so much for listening!
© Stephanie Drawdy [2024]
Chapters
1. Art, Law, and Restitution Controversy (00:00:00)
2. Challenges in Repatriation of Benin Bronzes (00:12:07)
3. The Fight for Historical Truth (00:31:04)
136 episodes
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