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debsy

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8. I found an informative 2019 interview from Democracy Now!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 03:13 PM

May 28

From the interview page:

Who has the right to own photos of slaves? We speak with Tamara Lanier, the great-great-great-granddaughter of Papa Renty, the enslaved man whose image was captured in a 19th century photograph currently owned by Harvard University. She is suing the school, accusing it of unfairly profiting from the images. We also speak with her attorney, Benjamin Crump.

https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/the_world_is_watching_woman_suing]

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Harvard agrees to relinquish early photos of slaves, ending a long legal battle [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 28 OP

I did wonder the same malaise May 28 #1

And now that we know they exist, when can we see them? Baitball Blogger May 28 #2

Unfortunately exposing them to light will probably destroy them dickthegrouch May 28 #3

With the technology we have today, they can be digitally duplicated. Baitball Blogger May 28 #4

And therefore Harvard has to relinquish them, why? dickthegrouch May 28 #5

They're easily found via google; they're in the public domain WhiskeyGrinder May 28 #6

I'm glad there was a settlement. Ms. Toad May 28 #7

I found an informative 2019 interview from Democracy Now! debsy May 28 #8