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Protesters try to seize African artwork from Paris museum

| June 14, 2020 12:03 AM

PARIS (AP) — Activists dislodged a 19th century African funeral pole from its perch in a Paris museum Friday and tried to walk away with it, saying they wanted to return it to Africa in a protest against colonial-era abuses.

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