Leaked report: Harvard museum contains remains of 19 formerly enslaved people and nearly 7,000 indigenous people

A draft report leaked to Harvard University’s campus newspaper alleges that the Ivy League school possesses the human remains of 19 people of African descent who were likely enslaved at the time of their death, as well as the remains of nearly 7,000 Native American people.

The draft report was created by the university’s Steering Committee on Human Remains in Harvard Museum Collections, which was formed in January 2021, according to  today!