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Who should own history? For more than a century, museums around the world have displayed the Benin Bronzes: thousands of objects looted by British forces during the destruction of the Kingdom of Benin in 1897. Today, many institutions agree they should be returned. The harder question is, returned to whom? This week's Freakonomics Radio explores the complicated debate over colonialism, restitution, and who decides where history belongs. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.