‘Flagrant Disregard’: Black Family Forces Harvard to Surrender Photos of Enslaved Ancestor After Years-Long Legal Fight; Images Will Now Live In African-American Museum
After a long legal battle, Harvard University agreed to relinquish ownership of disturbing 175-year-old photographs of an enslaved father and daughter as part of a settlement with a Black woman who made a compelling case for being their descendant. The photographs will go to an African American history museum in South Carolina, the state where…
