Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories — Harvard Gazette

Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories — Harvard Gazette

Researchers Gabriel Raeburn and Christine Bachman-Sanders review documents.Photo courtesy of Claire Vail at American Ancestors Campus & Community Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories Researchers delve into probate records, tax lists, and estate inventories to identify enslaved people Jacob Sweet Harvard Staff Writer February 20, 2026 6 min read Second in a series…