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'Harvard has published a database identifying 1,613 people who were enslaved by University leaders, faculty, or staff or who labored on campus as enslaved individuals between 1636 and 1865.'

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Harvard releases information on 1,613 enslaved individuals — Harvard Gazette

Public database advances research on University’s ties to slavery, bolsters effort to help descendants recover family histories.

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Harvard Gazette (news.harvard.edu)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/fe22e501-46fc-4d29-ae7d-b11402870094/harvard-slavery-highereducation-historyRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 02:10:12 GMTWed, 13 May 2026 08:34:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to #Harvard #slavery #HigherEducation #history on Wed, 13 May 2026 08:35:43 GMT]]>@Researchbuzz Harvard is not serious about this at all:

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Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

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the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

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