Harvard Returns to Brazil Skulls of Two Slaves Removed From the Country Nearly 200 Years Ago. One of Them Participated in a Historic Revolt
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After four years of negotiation, the University of Harvard, in the United States, will return to Brazil the skull of an African slave man who would have participated in the Revolta dos Malês, which took place in Bahia in January 1835. The remains will be delivered to the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) at a ceremony on Wednesday (11), at 6 p.m., in the Rectory of the institution, in the capital of Bahia. According to the university, the skull…
Harvard University returned to Brazil two skulls of people enslaved in the 19th century, informed the executive secretary of the Ministry of Human Rights and Citizenship, Caroline Reis.
Unlawfully withdrawn records in the 19th century pass to the guard of the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro and the Federal University of Bahia in Salvador
The remains of a man and a woman, taken to the United States in the 19th century, return to Brazil after years of negotiations. Brazilian universities will study them before being handed over to communities of origin for burial.
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