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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. 

Read the Report