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US museums hold the remains of thousands of Black people

  • Written by Delande Justinvil, Doctoral Student in Anthropology, American University
imageMuseums across the U.S., including at Harvard University, collected human remains, which were often displayed to the public.Smith Collection/Gado/Archive Photos via Getty Images

Among the human remains in Harvard University’s museum collections are those of 15 people who were probably enslaved African American people. Earlier this year, the...

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