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This is a letter dated 29 July 1996 from the Ethiopian World Federation to Bernie Grant MP. It discusses a recent visit to Ethiopia for the centennial of the Battle of Adwa, a significant…

This document announces an International Public Inquiry held in 1996 at Lambeth Town Hall to investigate the looting of Ethiopian Church treasures by the British Army in 1868. The inquiry aimed to examine the…

This document contains papers presented at the World Conference on Reparations to Africa and Africans in the Diaspora, held in Lagos, Nigeria, in December 1990. It explores discussions about reparations for the historical injustices…

This document explains why the African Reparations Movement (A.R.M.) is picketing, focusing on the 1897 British invasion of Benin City in present-day Nigeria. It highlights the historical looting of Benin’s cultural treasures by British…

This document is a flyer announcing a demonstration calling for the return of the Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. The protest was scheduled to take place at the British Museum on Saturday, 15th March 1997.…

This document outlines the aims and objectives of the Africa Reparations Movement (ARM) in the UK. ARM is an organisation dedicated to seeking reparations for the enslavement and colonisation of African people both in…

This document is a 1994 statement from the British Museum’s Press and Public Relations office addressing ongoing demands for the return of cultural property held in its collections. It outlines the Museum’s position on…

This is a letter from Michael Helston of the UK Department of National Heritage to Seymour Mclean of Ras Tafari International Consultants dated 22 March 1995. It discusses an official inspection of Ethiopian manuscripts…

This is a 1994 letter addressed to Bernie Grant MP from Seymour Mclean of Ras Tafari International Consultants. The letter appeals for support in recovering sacred Ethiopian church property looted by British troops in…