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Legacy of Slavery

HLOS - Wadsworth
Legacy of Slavery

HLOS - Wadsworth

Wadsworth House, the second oldest building at Harvard, is located at 1341 Massachusetts Avenue.

HLOS-Stoughton
Legacy of Slavery

HLOS-Stoughton

Stoughton Hall is located in Harvard Yard.

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Notes

A Note to Readers: On the Legacy of Slavery at Harvard

Today, The Crimson chose to dedicate our front page to the memory of the individuals enslaved by leadership, faculty, staff, and donors at Harvard University.

Massachusetts Hall
History

Here are Five Key Findings From Harvard’s Long-Awaited Report on its Ties to Slavery

Harvard University released a landmark report on Tuesday that detailed the school’s extensive ties to slavery. Here are five key takeaways from the long-awaited report.

Harvard Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Central Administration

Harvard Pledges $100 Million to Redress Ties to Slavery

Harvard committed $100 million to redress its ties to slavery after a historic report released Tuesday found that slavery played an “integral” role in shaping the University.

Winthrop House
Legacy of Slavery

Winthrop House

Mather House
Legacy of Slavery

Mather House

Wadsworth House
Legacy of Slavery

Wadsworth House

Cicely's Grave
Legacy of Slavery

Cicely's Grave

A headstone for Cicely — a Black woman who was enslaved by Harvard treasurer William Brattle, Class of 1722 — sits in Cambridge’s Old Burial Ground, located just to the West of Harvard Yard.

Cicely's Grave
Race

Landmark University Report Details How Slavery ‘Powerfully Shaped Harvard’

Harvard University faculty, staff, and leaders enslaved more than 70 Black and Indigenous people over about 150 years, including some who lived on campus, according to a long-awaited University report released Tuesday that detailed and acknowledged the “integral” role slavery played in shaping the school.

Vic Clay Police Chief
Crime

At Harvard Legacy of Slavery Event, HUPD Chief Says Modern Law Enforcement Practices are ‘Outdated’

Harvard University Police Department Chief Victor A. Clay said current law enforcement recruitment and training practices are “outdated and ineffective," calling for police departments to reform during a webinar hosted Thursday by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

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