After a decade-long battle in court, Harvard University has agreed to release 175-year-old ‘daguerrotypes’ that might be the earliest depictions of slaves in America

Tamara Lanier takes questions during a press conference announcing a lawsuit against Harvard University on March 20, 2019 in New York City. Lanier has accused Harvard University of the wrongful seizure, possession and monetization of photographic images of her great-great-great grandfather, an enslaved African man named Renty, and his daughter, Delia.

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