19 skulls were laid to rest in New Orleans as a gruesome reminder of a dark American tradition
In 1871, Henry D. Schmidt, a New Orleans doctor, “gifted” the crania of 19 formerly enslaved African American…
In 1871, Henry D. Schmidt, a New Orleans doctor, “gifted” the crania of 19 formerly enslaved African American…
NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people…
Skulls of 19 Black Americans have returned to New Orleans after more than a century in Germany, where…
The remains, used in the 19th century as part of now discredited racial science, are being laid to…
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