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Those seeking irrefutable proof of the power of an image should look no further than the yearslong, highly publicized dispute over a selection of 1850 daguerreotypes of enslaved Southerners.
Harvard University will relinquish ownership of the earliest known photographs of enslaved people as part of a historic legal ...
To a South Carolina museum, in a long-awaited legal battle conclusion, Harvard will give up a collection containing 175-year-old photos of Black slaves in the U.S. South. These are the earliest ...
A picture is worth 1,000 words, and in the case of two enslaved African Americans, their portraits set off a historic chain ...
Harvard University will transfer photos of enslaved people to a S.C. museum after legal challenges from a woman who believes she is a descendant ...
Harvard University will transfer photos of enslaved people to a S.C. museum after legal challenges from a woman who believes ...
A Norwich woman is claiming victory Thursday night after Harvard agrees to relinquish possession of early photographs of ...
The university has agreed to relinquish ownership of two 175-year-old daguerreotypes of an enslaved father named Renty and ...
Harvard settled with a woman claiming descent from slaves in photos, including a financial agreement and transferring the ...
The enslaved people in the photos are alleged descendants of Tamara Lanier, who accused Harvard of capitalizing on the images.
Harvard will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina ...
Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people.