Tamara Lanier's Attempt to Seek Justice for Her Family and Hold Harvard Accountable
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All Of It
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WNYC Studios
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audio
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Publication Date |
Sep 30, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:24:31

In 1850, a Harvard professor who held racist views commissioned a daguerreotype be made of a slave named Renty. The daguerreotype still remains in Harvard's collections today. Tamara Lanier is the great-great-great granddaughter of Renty, and for the past few years, she has tried to get Harvard to cede possession of the image of her relative, taking the university to court to seek justice. A new documentary, "Free Renty," has followed Lanier in her efforts, and Tamara Lanier joins alongside the film's director David Grubin to discuss the film, which goes into wide release on October 11.

 

 

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