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Harvard and Slavery Research Project

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On display as part of an upcoming exhibit on slavery, this Allan Rohan Crite watercolor depicts the Dana-Palmer House, home of Harvard College and Law School graduate Richard Henry Dana Jr.. who helped found the anti-slavery Free Soil Party and later defended fugitive slaves in court.

The focus is Harvard and slavery

Pusey Library exhibit details the University’s connections to a deep past still being uncovered

Campus|

DateMarch 2, 2017July 26, 2019

Students from Harvard College and the Harvard Extension School “have spent many hours working in Harvard’s archives to untangle the historical relations between Harvard University and the institution of slavery,” said Sven Beckert, the Laird Bell Professor of History. The launch of the booklet, “Harvard and Slavery: Seeking a Forgotten History," was held Wednesday at Gund Hall and included a lecture and a panel discussion.

Harvard and slavery

Student research project brings aspects of troubling past to light

Arts|

DateNovember 18, 2011March 5, 2019