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Agassiz commissioned the photos of enslaved people as evidence of racial inferiority

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Sep 20, 20261 min read

Agassiz commissioned the photos of enslaved people as evidence of racial inferiority

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Agassiz commissioned the daguerreotypes as evidence of an inferior race. … This photo of Papa Renty in particular, combined with all the stories I knew of him, was proof that he was the exact opposite. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 180

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QUESTION: Details of the Agassiz polygenist research project commissioning these daguerreotypes would sharpen this claim.

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Agassiz commissioned daguerreotypes of seven enslaved people in 1850
Agassiz commissioned slave daguerreotypes in 1850 to prove whites were a separate superior species.
Agassiz's polygenist views came from anatomists like Samuel Morton using skull measurements.
The Zealy daguerreotypes were both early photographs and first mug shots.
The enslaved subjects were photographed naked as scientific specimens
Tamara Lanier — From These Roots: My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy
Tamara Lanier — From These Roots My Fight with Harvard to Reclaim My Legacy

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Agassiz commissioned the photos of enslaved people as evidence of racial inferiority

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