A n African-American woman is suing Harvard University to give her ownership of photographs of her enslaved family members that the school h...
An African-American woman is suing Harvard University to give her ownership of photographs of her enslaved family members that the school has financially profited from for more than a century.
See Also: Harvard Acknowledges Its Role In Slavery
Tamara Lanier said she’s the great-great-great granddaughter of a man in several of the photographs named Renty, who has become an iconic image in America’s brutal history with slavery.
Here’s what Lanier’s lawyer Ben Crump had to say.
#Breaking :
This May be one of theMOST IMPORTANT
Lawsuit since Brown vs The Board Of Education
a statement. "By my calculation, Renty is 169 years a slave. When will Harvard finally set him free?" #FreeRenty 169 Years A Slave https://t.co/azCjeY7CGwpic.twitter.com/8rIjudfUKU
— Benjamin Crump, Esq. (@AttorneyCrump) March 20, 2019
This is a developing story that will be updated.
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