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    Rethinking Rufus: Sexual Violations of Enslaved Men

    Rethinking Rufus is the first book-length study of sexual violence against enslaved men. Scholars have extensively documented the widespread sexual exploitation and abuse suffered by enslaved women, with comparatively little attention paid to the stories of men. However, a careful reading of...
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    Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says

    Tamara Lanier is suing Harvard University for ownership of daguerreotypes of slaves who she says are her ancestors. Credit Karsten Moran for The New York Times NORWICH, Conn. — The two slaves, a father and daughter, were stripped to the waist and positioned for frontal and side views. Then...
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