In Memory
In Memory
Between 1636 and 1783, more than 70 individuals were enslaved by Harvard leaders, faculty, and staff. May we honor their memory, and the memory of all the enslaved women, men, and children whose labor generated wealth that helped create the Harvard we know today.
Dates reflect the first and, where applicable, last year of documentation of each individual’s enslavement, not the duration of their enslavement.
Wife of Mononotto, 1637
Son of Mononotto, 1637
Son of Mononotto, 1637
Native American man, 1637-1639
Native American man, 1637-1639
Native American woman, 1637-1639
Native American woman, 1637-1639
Pequot woman, 1637
Pequot boy, 1637
Hope, 1637–1640
“The Moor,” 1639
Dorcas, 1641–1653
Native American girl, 1679
“The Spaniard,” 1681 –1719
Peter, 1687
Scipio, 1697–1705
Philip Ffeild, 1700
Name unknown, 1705
Onesimus, 1706–1716
Brill, 1713–1722
Cicely, 1714
Tobe, 1714
Name unknown, 1716
Cuffe, 1716/17
Obadiah, 1717
Jane, 1718-1740
Rose, 1718-1730
Flora, 1723
Venus, 1726–1740
Titus, 1728–1740
Pompey, 1729
Jeffrey, 1731-1739
Philicia, 1731
Cesar, 1733
Hannibal, 1736-1755
Flora, 1737–1742
Toney, 1738
Zillah, 1738
Cuffy, 1739–1741
Zillah, 1739
Lucy, 1740
Cuffy, 1741
Juba, 1744–1748
Guinea, 1745
Rose, 1745
Cicely, 1747
Leos, 1749
Bilhah, 1755–1765
Infant son of Bilhah, 1762
James, 1755
Name unknown, 1757
Dinah, 1757–1819
Peter, 1758
George, 1759
Cato, 1761
Scipio, 1761
Cato, 1764-1777
Frank, 1768–1771
Anne, 1771
London, 1771
Rose, 1771
Cato, 1774
Name unknown, 1774
Name unknown, 1777
Agnes, 1777
Hannibal, 1777
Violet, 1777
Buff, 1783
Cato, 1783
Jenny, 1783
Jeoffry, 1783
Jerry, 1783
Jude, 1783
Mira, 1783
Samuel, 1783
Sarah, 1783
Violet, 1783
“Young Jerry,” 1783
Cesar, 1789
Report of the Presidential Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery
Released in April 2022, the Report detailed the University’s historic ties to the enslavement of people of African descent and Native Americans in North America and the Caribbean, and presented seven recommendations that seek to remedy harms. These recommendations guide the work of Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative.