Unofficial PetaPixel BotMay 28, 2025
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Harvard Gives Up Ownership of Slave Photos After Descendant's Lawsuit

The case sets a legal precedent for such images.

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Ben GreenbergMar 17, 2023

#Harvard has fought tooth & nail to retain control over the images of enslaved people in its possession.

David J. Harris:

> Despite the University’s public posturing about healing the legacy of #slavery, Harvard has acted very much like a corporation defending what it considers its property. It fails to acknowledge the differences between possession & ownership, the law & justice, or abstract truth & honest human emotion.

#LouisAgassiz #TamaraLanier #histodons #racism

https://truthout.org/articles/will-harvards-new-president-act-to-confront-the-universitys-legacy-of-slavery/

Will Harvard’s New President Act to Confront the University’s Legacy of Slavery?

Harvard has historically fought tooth and nail to retain control over the images of enslaved people in its possession.

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