Editing Louis Agassiz (section)

=== Daguerreotypes of Renty and Delia Taylor ===
[[File:Renty an African slave.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Renty Taylor]]
In 1850, Agassiz commissioned [[daguerreotypes]], which were described as "haunting and voyeuristic" of the enslaved [[Renty Taylor]] and Taylor's daughter, Delia, to further his arguments about black inferiority.<ref name=":0" /> They are the earliest known photographs of enslaved persons.<ref name="The Day 2019">{{cite web |last1=Moser |first1=Erica |title=Descendants of racist scientist back Norwich woman in fight over slave images |url=https://www.theday.com/local-news/20190620/descendants-of-racist-scientist-back-norwich-woman-in-fight-over-slave-images |website=theday.com |publisher=The Day |access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Browning |first1=Kellen |title=Descendants of slave, white supremacist join forces on Harvard's campus to demand school hand over 'family photos' |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/06/20/descendants-slave-white-supremacist-join-forces-harvard-campus-demand-school-hand-over-family-photos/62v7Z5dztzml0yep7SuosI/story.html |website=www.bostonglobe.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=March 20, 2019|title=Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says|language=en|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/us/slave-photographs-harvard.html|access-date=March 29, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The World Is Watching: Woman Suing Harvard for Photos of Enslaved Ancestors Says History Is At Stake|url=https://www.democracynow.org/2019/3/29/the_world_is_watching_woman_suing|access-date=March 29, 2019|work=[[Democracy Now!]]|date=March 29, 2019|language=en}}</ref> Agassiz left the images to Harvard, and they remained in the Peabody Museum's attic until 1976, when they were rediscovered by Ellie Reichlin, a former staff member.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Sehgal|first=Parul|date=2020-10-02|title=The First Photos of Enslaved People Raise Many Questions About the Ethics of Viewing|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/29/books/to-make-their-own-way-in-world-zealy-daguerreotypes.html|access-date=2020-10-05|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=June 1977|title=Faces of Slavery: A Historical Find|url=https://www.americanheritage.com/faces-slavery-historical-find|access-date=2020-10-05|website=American Heritage magazine}}</ref> The 15 daguerrotypes were in a case with the embossing "J. T. Zealy, Photographer, Columbia," with several handwritten labels, which helped in later identification.<ref name=":1" /> Reichlin spent months doing research to try to identify the people in the photos, but Harvard University did not make efforts to contact the families and licensed the photos for use.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=March 22, 2019|title=Woman who claims descent sues Harvard over refusal to return photos of enslaved man from 1850|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/woman-who-claims-descent-sues-harvard-over-refusal-to-return-photos-of-enslaved-man-from/article_aac910c0-4cbf-11e9-826f-bb433eadf065.html|access-date=2020-10-05|website=St. Louis American|language=en}}</ref>

In 2011, Tamara Lanier wrote a letter to the president of Harvard that identified herself as a direct descendant of the Taylors and asked the university to turn over the photos to her.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-20|title=Harvard 'Shamelessly' Profits From Photos Of Slaves, Lawsuit Claims|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2019/03/20/harvard-university-slave-photos-lawsuit-tamara-lanier/|access-date=2020-10-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2019, Taylor's descendants sued Harvard for the return of the images and unspecified damages.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tony Marco |first1=Ray Sanchez and |title=The descendants of slaves want Harvard to stop using iconic photos of their relatives |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/20/us/harvard-lawsuit-slave-photos/index.html |website=/www.cnn.com |date=March 20, 2019 |publisher=CNN |access-date=21 June 2019}}</ref> The lawsuit was supported by 43 living descendants of Agassiz, who wrote in a letter of support, "For Harvard to give the daguerreotypes to Ms. Lanier and her family would begin to make amends for its use of the photos as exhibits for the white supremacist theory Agassiz espoused." Everyone must evaluate fully "his role in promoting a pseudoscientific justification for white supremacy."<ref name="The Day 2019" />

Aggasiz-Zeally Gallery
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File:Renty an African slave.jpg| "Papa" [[Renty Taylor]] Born Congo, 1775-died on/after 1866. Field hand on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Note a side profile picture can be found at online article "Louis Agassiz Two Faces"]
File:Delia1850FrontPortrait.jpg|Delia (Born America); daughter of Renty on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Picture # 1]
File:Slave Portrait Agassiz Zealy Woman Side Bust 2.jpg|Delia daughter of Renty on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Picture # 2]
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File:JackGuineaProfileSlavePortrait.jpg|Jack of Guinea, a slave driver  on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Picture # 1]
File:Jack1850FrontZealy.jpg|Jack of Guinea, a slave driver  on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Picture # 2]
File:Drana (frontal portrait).jpg|Drana daughter of Jack on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Picture # 1]
File:Drana (profile view).jpg|Drana daughter of Jack on B.F. Taylor Plantation, Columbia South Carolina [Picture # 2]
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File:Slave Portrait Agassiz Zealy Man Side Bust 2.jpg|Fassena a mandingo Carpender on Wade Hampton Plantation, South Carolina[Note a full face picture can be found at https://saa3dm.org/2021/11/16/1850]
File:Slave Portrait Agassiz Zealy Man Standing Back.jpg| "Jem. A Gullah..B.W. Green Plantation [See American Heritage June 1977 "Faces of Slavery"]
File:Slave Portrait Agassiz Zealy Man Front 01.jpg|
File:Slave Portrait Agassiz Zealy Man Side One Leg.jpg|
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