Daguerreotypes

Harvard agrees to pass pictures of enslaved people to the Museum of Black History

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Harvard agrees to pass pictures of enslaved people to the Museum of Black History

The Harvard University agreed to hand over a set of historical photos, which is believed to be one of the earliest enslaved people in the US. The agreement concludes a long legal struggle between the institution and Tamara Lanier, the descendants of the Connecticut, who claims to be the offspring of two people displayed in … Read more

After 15 years of battle, Harvard agrees to abandon early slave photos

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After 15 years of battle, Harvard agrees to abandon early slave photos

The Boston (AP) University will abandon 175-year-old photographs, which are believed to be the earliest persons of enslaved people to the South Carolina Museum for African American History as a part of an agreement with one of the subjects. The photos of the subjects identified by Tamara Lanier as her great -grandfather’s great -grandfather’s Ready, … Read more