April 29, 2024

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Harvard holds the remains of nearly 7,000 Native Americans and almost 20 enslaved black people in its museum collections, leaked report claims

Daily Mail UK

A leaked report has revealed that Harvard University is in possession of the remains of nearly 7,000 Native Americans and about 20 enslaved people. 

The draft was put together by a committee over the past year in an attempt to parse out how the university would handle its ties to America’s legacy of slavery.   

The university announced in April that it was setting aside $100million for an endowment fund and other measures to close the educational, social and economic gaps that are legacies of slavery and racism. 

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