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Harvard to give 175-year-old photos of enslaved people to South Carolina museum
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs of Renty Taylor and his daughter Delia. The photos were believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people and will be given to a South ...
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Retracing their steps: Sunday march celebrates historic annual Salisbury event
Memorial Day was marked by American flags and motorcade processionals throughout Salisbury on Monday, but another celebration ...
Harvard Will Relinquish Photos of Enslaved People to Museum After Legal Battle with Distant Relative
Tamara Lanier identified the subjects of the photos as her direct ancestors from South Carolina Harvard University will ...
Harvard to give up early photos of slaves to S.C. museum, ending long fight
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum.
Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves, ending a long legal battle
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved ...
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 ...
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New Exhibition Features Contemporary Portraits Honoring Forgotten Black Abolitionists
Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam Museum is spotlighting the men and women who fought to end slavery but received little attention from artists during their lifetimes ...
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 ...