After a 15-year battle, Harvard agrees in settlement to relinquish early photos of slaves

Harvard Relinquishes Photos of Enslaved People to Descendants, Capping 15-Year Legal Struggle

Harvard has agreed to hand over 175-year-old photographs of an enslaved man and his daughter to a Black history museum in South Carolina as part of a settlement with the descendant of the photos’ subjects. The deal caps a 15-year legal battle between Harvard and Tamara Lanier, whose great-great-great-grandfather Renty is featured in the photos. Lanier celebrated the long-anticipated resolution, saying, “This pilfered property, images taken witho…

Harvard agrees to relinquish photos of enslaved people to descendant in Norwich

NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH) — A Norwich woman is claiming victory Thursday night after Harvard agrees to relinquish possession of early photographs of slaves. Tamara Lanier says Renty, a slave in South Carolina, was her great, great, great, grandfather who taught himself how to read. Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of enslaved people, ending a legal battle In 1850, he and his daughter Delia were the subject of daguerreotypes, an early …

Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves after long legal battle

Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history

Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of enslaved people to muesum, ending a legal battle

Harvard will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history in a settlement with a woman who says she is one of the subjects’ descendants.

Harvard to relinquish early photos of slaves

BOSTON — Harvard University will relinquish 175-year-old photographs believed to be the earliest taken of enslaved people to a South Carolina museum devoted to African American history as part of a settlement with one of the subjects' descendants.

Harvard Agrees to Relinquish Slave Portraits After Lawsuit

Harvard University agreed to give up ownership of two portraits of enslaved people, ending a six-year legal fight with a woman who says she’s their descendant, The New York Times reported.