Harvard University has "shamelessly" turned a profit from photos of two 19th-century slaves while ignoring requests to turn the photos over to the slaves' descendants, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The images are believed to be the earliest known photos of American slaves. The lawsuit says Agassiz came across Renty and Delia while touring plantations in search of racially "pure" slaves born in Africa. It says Harvard has capitalized on the photos by demanding a "hefty" licensing fee to reproduce the images. If given the photos, Lanier said she would tell "the true story of who Renty was."

Source: Fox News March 20, 2019 14:24 UTC