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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 ...
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 Photographs of Enslaved Individuals, Ending 6-Year Legal Battle
Harvard will give up a pair of photographs of an enslaved man and his daughter after agreeing to settle a lawsuit over ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Harvard Will Relinquish Photos of Enslaved People to Museum After Legal Battle with Distant Relative
Harvard University will relinquish photographs of enslaved people to the International African American Museum (IAAM) in ...
Harvard relinquishing early slave photos in settlement with descendants
Harvard University reached a settlement Wednesday with the descendants of enslaved people who had their photos taken by a university professor back in the 1800s.   Tamara Lanier, the ...
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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 ...