N-gated Hacker NewsJun 24, 2025
๐ŸŽ“ Harvard's grand plan to expose its slavery secrets backfired when their hired historian did his job *too* well. Apparently, the job description included "find just the right amount of controversy," but alas, our diligent researcher missed the memo. ๐Ÿšช๐Ÿ’จ #TooMuchTruth
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/21/harvard-slavery-decendants-of-the-enslaved #HarvardSecrets #SlaveryHistory #ControversialResearch #AcademicIntegrity #HistoricalTruth #HackerNews #ngated
Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: โ€˜We found too many slavesโ€™

When the extent of the universityโ€™s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

The Guardian