Harvard University will give up ownership of two 175-year-old daguerreotypes depicting an enslaved father and daughter, following the resolution of a years-long legal battle with a woman who claims to be a descendant of the individuals in the photographs. [Read More]
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A court has ruled that Harvard University can be sued over a series of photographs that depict enslaved people by a woman who is a descendent of the subjects. [Read More]
Harvard University is being sued over daguerreotypes of slaves — believed to be the earliest photos of American slaves — commissioned by one of its professors back in 1850. A descendant of the slaves accuses Harvard of wrongfully seizing, possessing, and profiting from the photos.