Two skulls likely belonging to enslaved people returned to Brazil after Harvard used them in eugenics studies

Two skulls believed to belong to Africans or Afro‑Brazilians were returned to Brazil after more than a century abroad. One skull, linked to a participant in Brazil’s largest slave revolt, had been used in racist eugenics research at Harvard. The other was recovered from a 19th‑century burial in Salvador. Both were welcomed back in subdued ceremonies in their respective cities.

Remains believed to have belonged to Africans or Afro-Brazilians repatriated after being flown back by diplomats Two skulls, including that of a man believed to have taken part in Brazil’s greatest slave revolt but whose remains were taken to the United States and used in racist eugenics studies at Harvard University, were repatriated on Wednesday.The remains had been outside Brazil since the 19th century. One was taken about 190 years ago from Salvador, the capital of the state of Bahia; the other, about 160 years ago, from Rio de Janeiro – and were welcomed back in moving, subdued ceremonies in both cities. Continue reading...