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News about Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery

A smiling man in a turtleneck sweater and overcoat stands outside of Memorial Hall

Robert Clinton JD '24, a Harvard Law School student, voiced the Memorial Hall stop on the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery tour. He's glad to see Harvard willing to engage with its history with slavery. Photo by Kris Snibbe

An unfinished, dirt-floored basement with cardboard boxes and several ladders scattered about. At the center, a curved brick structure that contains a tomb.

Here Lies Darby Vassall

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Harvard Appoints Richard Cellini to Lead Legacy of Slavery Remembrance Program

Tracy K. Smith sits smiling atop a conference table, legs crossed.

Giving Voice to Slavery’s Voiceless

Committing to Good, for Good

A smiling man in a turtleneck sweater and overcoat stands outside of Memorial Hall

Harvard’s Tour App Highlights Overlooked History

A casually dressed woman looks directly at the camera as she squats down next to modest antique gravestones situated in an urban cemetery. Low city buildings are visible in the background.

Some of Boston’s Legacy of Slavery is Hidden in Plain Sight

A smiling Busola Banjoh outdoors in Radcliffe Yard

Busola Banjoh Redefines What It Means to Be Black at Harvard

Ofa Handls Student Public Art Rendering 2022 By Luke Reeve

Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery to Present Findings and Hold Events This Spring

Vincent Brown On Set Photo By Cara Feinberg

Vincent Brown: Beyond the History Book

Alexandria Russell: Recovering Untold Histories