Part Two - The real-life Erik Killmonger (sort of)
Although I would not be bold enough to walk into a museum and procure stolen African artefacts, Mwazulu Diyabanza does just that. He was arrested as recently as June 2020 for trying to procure African artefacts from a Parisian museum.
Working with his team, they Livestream their actions to Facebook and upload the videos to YouTube for all to see.
He was quoted as saying, “It’s wealth that belongs to us, and deserves to be brought back, I will bring to Africa what was taken”.
In an interview with Vice magazine, he says “I don’t think I'm like Killmonger, he’s a fictional character. But, my approach is compatible.
I can play that role, but I know how to get away with things without murdering people, and how to be effective with my actions.”
Although I like to visit museums and see the artefacts, I would prefer that these items were taken back to their rightful owners. Or and in addition, the country that stole these artefacts and made money from them should pay reparations back to the African country.
The British Museum, one of the largest museums in Europe, has around 70,000 African artefacts, but as you can imagine, it isn’t the museum that holds African artefacts.
Belgium finally returned the tooth of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba to his family. The remains of Saartjie Baartman, a Khoisan woman kidnapped and abused by France in the 18th century, were returned to South Africa after repeated requests in 2002.
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