Harvard concealed and profited from slave photographs for decades after 1976 discovery

Evidence

“In 1976, Harvard discovered that the daguerreotypes were stored on its campus, realized their incalculable value as the earliest known photographs of American slaves, and commenced a decades-long campaign to sanitize the history of the images and exploit them for prestige and profit.” — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 779

Categorization

• DEFINE: Establishes the timeline and core accusation: Harvard found the images in 1976 and thereafter obscured their origin.