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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

they artifacts should stay where they are because these can no longer coldly keep hold of artifacts treasures that were acquired in dubious so they should stay here.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

Here are some more reasons...-Source 4: The Africans don't give them the right to steal their art to spread culture. The Africans can even sell the museums the art but they just stole them.-Source 5:The museums hog all of the world's cultural arts and not letting the actual place have their art.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

i think tat they should maybe consider giving back the art because right now there just saying no to anything because of there ''Law'' saying they cant.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I Agree with this because it is critical that Africans learn there culture that happened long ago.Source 3 states that Prince Edun states that European museums should make replicas and return the real artifacts back to where they came from... Africa!!!
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Then again on the other hand the europeans conquered the africans and if you take over a place you take over its properties. In source #9 it states most of these artifacts were bought in the marketplace. In that case why should they have to give the artifacts back.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

Well I see where you are coming from but it is obvious that the europeans were lying about buying those artifacts. They have no right to those artifacts.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Not all the artifacts here were all stolen or looted from "unfair colonization" as people on the other side of the argument would say. In source 6 it states that not all the artifacts were stolen, some were purchased as souvenirs the the British brought back. And even if they wanted to, the people in the museums can not just give back the artifacts, even if everyone who worked at the museum wanted to return them, as it states in source number 7.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Source #6: The reason i think they also should stay in the museums is because they are spreading the African culture. They are helping the African culture that way too!!
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

People in Africa should have the right to see their own culture. People in countries lie those dont really have the ability to conjure up enough money for a plane ticket. People in first world countries have more of an opportunity, making it easier and more special to see the place were the artifacts were made along with the artifacts themselves.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I think that African artifacts should NOT be returned, because we already have them here, and plus, they should not let people come and dig them up if they don't want them to take the artifacts. I can understand if they were not expecting people to come, but if they are selling these items, then it's OK to not return them. It also depends on what items were taken. If it was a symbol or something that represents the country, then that should be returned. But, more than likely that will not happen, because the looters would have been caught by then when they go to airports since the recruits check bags, and pockets before people get on airplanes to fly home.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I think the artifacts should stay in europe because if they give all the artifacts they lose money that they spent on the artifacts Plus in source #7 the british library has no control over the transfer of the artifacts and the government has all the power.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I believe people should keep these items were they are right now. -Every single person deserves to see other cultures items and ways of living without having to pay huge amounts of money to get to that country to see them also people came and took them and those items had been in England for around 300 years and I see no point of giving them back now. -some people bought the items at stores or markets so they can keep them and study them BUT they don't need to be returned to Africa because those are that person's belongings so that would be considered stealing and that is their stuff so you could return the stolen stuff- They also should not take them back to Africa because they took it a long time ago so the people that they took it from are dead and their generation most likely are dead so they can't get it back so it won't matter to them as much. Also most likely it would cost less to remake the items so they can have fake replicas
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

In source 9 they say that Africa doesn't have enough resources to keep such precious artifacts. But I think that any artifacts that were taken from Africa without being bought should be returned and the Europeans should help teach Africans how to preserve these artifacts
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

The europeans should return the artifacts because they do not have the ability to understand it all. YOU WANT TO LEARN ABOUT FOREIGN ARTIFACTS GO TO THE PLACE TO LEARN SBOUT IT.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I would not make sense to have to go to Africa to learn about Africa, we're learning a lot about Africa with pictures and videos and we aren't in Africa.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

Just because one part of Africa can't take care of it, doesn't mean that all of Africa is in chaos and unable to keep something so sacred and treasured by the people, safe.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Keeping these artifacts would be amazing to the British museum so that the entire world can see africa's awesome cultures artifacts and how it tells the past of the ancient culture. I know that keeping these artifacts away from africa is wrong but who doesn't want to see one of the oldest cultures in the world? According to the British Library they had no power to give back the manuscripts writen by the africans during this time period. The main cause of all of these artifacts getting looted was because of all of the poverty in africa and how their money was easy to steal, so that the Europeans had an advantage of taking over their land that they wanted from the africans. Keeping some parts of africa that were the most important parts of the continent were the parts that traded the most and were not below the poverty line.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

You should still give some artifacts to the Africa because then some of the artifacts will be viewed in the culture that they deserve to be in.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

Yes because how can Africa know more about their history if they don't have anything.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I completely agree with Marcel because Africans made the artifacts so they should have at least some of the artifacts.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I agree because more people live there so that means more people visit.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

So. What does that mean? They should be in their right culture where they can be viewed in the right culture.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I completely agree that the whole entire world should be able to see these amazing artifacts.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I understand but would you like to have your artifacts taken away, i wouldn't.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

i AGREE MON keeping these artifacts will also help people out what happened in the past to learn more
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

People in the British government should consider this issue, considering the fact that they are the ones with power. The conditions of Africa has improved, and people in the present have no ability to control the conditions of the past.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

lots of artifacts were bought and brought back to England without being stolen or taken and being in museums lets hundreds of people see them and be educated about Africa's past and culture source 6 8 and 9
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

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Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

In the dense of the stay side..-The artifacts there would and will be more viewed, but maybe not more appreciated.-Just because you're not from Africa doesn't mean you can't have an interest in the art.-Some of the artifacts were sold to the Europeans, and I agree that those shouldn't be returned, but the ones that were stolen should be given back, since they went theirs in the first place.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

It should stay where it is because they got pass them and they weren't paying attention so they took it was kind of the African's fault that it was too-ken they should have treated it better
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

People in the present day aren't in control of what their ancestors did, therefore it isn't their fault and they should get the artifacts back.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I agree with Grace Ellen, this was in the past and the civilization is still working, or alive. The African's should be given the artifacts back
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

These artifacts should all stay where they are, in Europe. The reason for this is because in Europe the artifacts will be visible to everybody. Therefore, if these artifacts are visible to everybody then we can learn more about the artifacts and more people can enjoy them.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

And the african would not be able to support the artifacts due to poverty and theft as stated in Source 9.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I disagree with you because those artifacts don't belong in Europe they belong in Africa. I understand that more people can enjoy the artifacts and learn from them if they are in Europe , but where they belong is Africa.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I disagree i see your point but i think that Africa should get back there big chunk of history as it says in the packet from yesterday in a quote from prince Edun ''those things they took were like removing a chapter in a history book''. But i had a idea what if they made replicas and gave back the originals to Africa.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

They should give the replicas to Africa because they would not be able to support it but Britain would.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I say no, they should not return to Africa. My reasoning is that, while they are in other museums, other people can learn the diversity of Africa and their culture, as well as their history. They should also stay there because it would cost quite the amount of money to transport. And what good is it going to do in Africa, where most people know about the history of Africa already. It isn't smart to do because people who don't know about Africa probably won't want to travel all the way to Africa just to see and learn about the history and culture of Africa. And it is more prone to theft/robbery and is less protected in Africa, and it would cost a whole lot more money making institutions to hold these artifacts then it would to transport them. Boom.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

It is better if they travel to Africa because then they can learn more about their culture outside of the museum, rather than going to a museum and reading something on a piece of paper that you probably won't understand.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I also think that source 6 and 7 are good representations of this because they show how it adds diversity to museums, and give more interesting information to people to show culture and diversity. And the two articles to the left on the back page support this just as well. And show how costly this would be.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

In source seven it states that by the British library act of 1978 the library has no impact or control over where the artifacts go and that would have to be taken up with the government.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

These artifacts should stay where they are because some of these artifacts were fairly bought, so i thought that those artifacts should stay where they are. and also the artifacts should stay in Africa because they were made there.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

i say these artifacts should stay there cause basically the European's fought for the artifacts and European's won and got all the artifacts they wanted to bring it back to the city and put it in museums to show everybody so they would also know the history behind those artifacts so the whole world would know what's behind artifacts.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Source 9 states that Africa can not keep its booty because of its wars and poverty It also lacks the resources to even protect the priceless artifacts that they once owned.Source 10 states that in the history of which some of the artifacts were stolen, but in fact ALL the ARTIFACTS WERE NOT STOLEN due to the time in which it was considered LEGAL.Besides, IT WAS 300 YEARS AGO!!!
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

I disagree, source 9 may indeed state that the African's can not keep their "booty" but, they are the ones who created it making the Europeans technically thieves today, and we are discussing this in present times not in the past. Their artifacts are rightfully theirs!
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

The reason they should stay in Britain is because in source #9 states that there is lots of poverty and war in the country. It also says that Africa does not have the right "Institutions and Resources to protect these precious works." But one of the things stand out most to me is that they are questioning the ownership since almost all of them are bought from the market and the people who bought them are dead.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

the thing is that the artifacts are taken as a trophy of the win
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

The win was from a long time ago, so now they are just bragging about the fact that they won the "colonization" battles, (which were unfair).
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Should they return to Africa? No at least i don't think so, I'll be using source 6 to prove my point."objects as available as possible to a global audience" in short we want everyone as possible. They just want them(everyone) to see the artifacts that made history and told about the past. So just don't take it in a bad way all they want is to show it off,is that so wrong? I know you want it but isn't better for everyone to see it then just one person or group, I think so.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

--Is it more important that artifacts should be seen in their original location or by the most number of people in a museum location.  I believe they should stay in a museum so everyone around the world can see these amazing artifacts. Also their is nothing the library can do it is all up to the government. -- Should these artifacts be returned to Africa? No because right now Africa does not have the institutions and resources to protect these precious artifacts.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Source 8 : " It was the looting of Benin that made African art visible to Europeans." These is basically saying that what made the African art get notice and popular is the looting of Benin.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

i understand why the artifacts should stay, because some of them where brought in .and it also helped spread the culture of Africa. ;)
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

The artifacts should stay in Europe because it would influence the history of Africa's and Europeans understanding of that. It would create an understanding for all Europeans of the Africans culture. Suddenly taking all the artifacts away from Europe would be unreasonable and create more hate between the two continents. Africa might not have a stable enough endearment to keep the artifacts without them being stolen or destroyed as well as the chance of them all making it back to Africa completely safe and in good condition.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

The artifacts should not be returned, this is why:In source 6, it states that ,"It is not the case that all African material in the museum's collection is 'looted,'... We feel it is essential that the diverse and varied cultures of Africa are represented in the collection so that our international audience can understand the impact of African material culture on the wider world." -Hannah Boulton of the British Museum
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Stay where it is because it is because they took it so they got passed them and earned what they wanted and so they got it.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I understand why people want these artifacts to stay where they are because they are spreading the African culture to others.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

Yes true, because they are spreading the African culture.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

But they are stealing in the process by taking all those years of hard work from them.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: Yes, returned to Africa.

People in Africa can't just afford a plane ticket straight to Africa to go see parts of THEIR OWN history. They should have the right to see it over anyone else. Its also not impossible to make replicas of the art and send the real deals back to the place they were created and were the people that made them want them back.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

The only reason why i think they should keep them because they might actually be spreading history but maybe they shouldn't keep all of them.
Debate: DMS 7th Period Debate: Should African Artifacts Be Returned to Africa?
Side: No, stay where they are.

I know how everyone has been saying that these artifacts should be returned back to Africa but who would not want to see the wonders of the world of Ancient Africa. Keeping these artifacts would help us learn so much about the ancient history of a continent that has had this culture for thousands of years. "It was the looting of Benin that made the African art visible to Europeans. When the seized artifacts were sold entering the collections of museums, there was a sense of surprise and mystification." So i believe that these artifacts should stay where they are now to show the world this awesome culture.