The photos, believed to be the earliest of American slaves and now iconic images of slavery in the U.S., are still owned by Harvard. Lanier first found them on the internet in 2011.

BOSTON – In 1850, a Swiss-born Harvard University professor commissioned what are believed to be the earliest photos of American slaves. The images, known as daguerreotypes and taken in a South ...

Almost 170 years later, they are at the center of a dispute over who should own the fruits of American slavery. The images of the father and daughter, identified by their first names, ...

Photo by Kevin Hagen/Getty Images There is an image of a man most Americans have probably seen that has come to represent the institution of slavery. He’s bone-thin, big-eyed and shirtless.

The photo, which may have been taken in the early 1860s, was a testament to a dark part of American history, said Will Stapp, ... D.C., said the photo depicts the reality of slavery.

Woman files lawsuit against Harvard University claiming it is exploiting images of her 19th-century slave ... Believed to be some of the oldest images of American slaves in history, the photos ...

The New York Times has declared that America was built on slavery with its “1619 Project.” Alamy Stock Photo Meanwhile, Virginia was run by a private company in England that allowed the ...

Amid racial-justice protests, a Reuters journalist began exploring the family ties to slavery of America’s leaders. ... Photo editing: Corinne Perkins and Maye-E Wong. Edited by Blake Morrison.

The images are believed to be the earliest known photos of American slaves. They were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support ...

Attendees, many of them dressed in white, gathered near Africatown Bridge on the banks of the river, where the ship remains ...

The images, part of a project commissioned by Louis Agassiz, ... Their discovery caused a sensation because they were thought to be the earliest known photographs of American slaves.

In theory, American slavery reparations would be paid by entities that participated in slavery, such as the federal government, local governments, ... Interim Archives / Getty Images ...