Harvard Traces Descendants of Enslaved People

Harvard University conducted an extensive genealogical research project revealing that Joyce Barber’s family are direct descendants of a Revolutionary War veteran who was enslaved by Harvard’s Overseer. The university quietly added her family to a confidential database without informing her, as part of its effort to acknowledge its historical ties to slavery. Despite promising to contact identified descendants, Harvard has yet to do so, facing criticism for delays and internal disputes over the scope of its reconciliation efforts.

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