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8 March 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

Court rules Harvard, not descendants, owns slave photos

Harvard University is the rightful owner of photos of enslaved individuals, a US court has ruled in a lawsuit that accused the institution of illegally and “shamelessly” profiting from the images.

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