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Harvard relinquishes possession of slave photos after years-long dispute
The daguerreotypes, an early photographic process, were taken to support “polygenism,” which falsely states that ...
Harvard Relents After Protracted Fight Over Slave Photos
A legal battle between Harvard and a woman who says two slave portraits are of her ancestors will end in a settlement, with ...
After 15-year battle, Harvard agrees in settlement to relinquish early slave photos
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people ...
Harvard gives up slave photos amid descendant's legal fight
Harvard University will transfer photos of enslaved people to a S.C. museum after legal challenges from a woman who believes ...
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Harvard Relinquishes Ownership of Historic Slave Photographs
Harvard University has settled a lawsuit by agreeing to relinquish ownership of 1850 photos of an enslaved father and ...
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Court: Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos
Tamara Lanier attends a news conference near the Harvard Club Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in New York. Lanier, who says she's descended from slaves portrayed in widely-published, historical photos ...
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Court: Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos
BOSTON (AP) — A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves portrayed in widely-published, historical photos owned by Harvard can sue the Ivy League university for emotional ...
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Harvard can be sued for distress over slave photos, court rules
Learn more. BOSTON — A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard University can sue the school for ...