A Legacy Revealed Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/a-legacy-revealed “A Legacy Revealed” is a podcast that dives into the roles that slavery and discrimination have played in shaping Harvard University over its 400 year-long history. Hosted by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Six Yu, this 6-part series will invite experts from a variety of fields to answer some of the most compelling questions surrounding Harvard’s historical legacy, as well as its present day ramifications. All episodes available May 1st. Presented by the Harvard Crimson. Produced and edited by Lara Dada, Zing Gee, and Thomas Maisonneuve. Podcast art by Madison Shirazi. Music by Dash Chin. © 2021 The Harvard Crimson a0d42091-82e9-59a0-9832-017564b8b6b8 no Introducing: A Legacy Revealed en Wed, 23 Jul 2025 10:36:34 -0400 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:36:24 -0500 http://alegacyrevealed.transistor.fm https://img.transistor.fm/keNhvSqt8P7QvXZLpWtnnbET3dh2qSwe3Ooty2lk_tQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzIwNzQ4LzE2MTk2/NjkwMzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg A Legacy Revealed http://alegacyrevealed.transistor.fm serial The Harvard Crimson “A Legacy Revealed” is a podcast that dives into the roles that slavery and discrimination have played in shaping Harvard University over its 400 year-long history. Hosted by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Six Yu, this 6-part series will invite experts from a variety of fields to answer some of the most compelling questions surrounding Harvard’s historical legacy, as well as its present day ramifications. All episodes available May 1st. Presented by the Harvard Crimson. Produced and edited by Lara Dada, Zing Gee, and Thomas Maisonneuve. Podcast art by Madison Shirazi. Music by Dash Chin. “A Legacy Revealed” is a podcast that dives into the roles that slavery and discrimination have played in shaping Harvard University over its 400 year-long history. Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism The Harvard Crimson multimedia@thecrimson.com No No Introducing: A Legacy Revealed Introducing: A Legacy Revealed trailer 27e5369b-3898-4cab-8643-325a62eb5465 https://share.transistor.fm/s/c567f85d Thu, 29 Apr 2021 00:06:52 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 127 “A Legacy Revealed” is a podcast that dives into the roles that slavery and discrimination have played in shaping Harvard University over its 400 year-long history. Hosted by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Six Yu, this 6-part series will invite experts from a variety of fields to answer some of the most compelling questions surrounding Harvard’s historical legacy, as well as its present day ramifications. All episodes available May 1st. Presented by the Harvard Crimson. Produced and edited by Lara Dada, Zing Gee, and Thomas Maisonneuve. Podcast art by Madison Shirazi. Music by Dash Chin. “A Legacy Revealed” is a podcast that dives into the roles that slavery and discrimination have played in shaping Harvard University over its 400 year-long history. Hosted by Raquel Coronell Uribe and Six Yu, this 6-part series will invite experts from a Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism No 1. The Beginning of Harvard 1 1 1. The Beginning of Harvard full 32fa3ea6-9bc8-4997-8350-cef30dbfbc40 https://share.transistor.fm/s/055680af Cash-strapped in the 1700s, Harvard served as the first institutional bank in New England, handing out loans in a society that was heavily entwined with the Caribbean slave economy. 


In our first episode, we explore the university’s ties slavery, answering questions like how many Harvard affiliates were slaveowners? In what ways did Harvard benefit financially from the Atlantic Slave Trade? And what happened on campus during the abolitionist movement?


Further Information:
Harvard and Slavery: Seeking a Forgotten History by Sven Beckert, Katherine Stevens, and the students of the Harvard and Slavery Research Seminar
Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities by Craig Steven Wilder 
Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative

]]> Cash-strapped in the 1700s, Harvard served as the first institutional bank in New England, handing out loans in a society that was heavily entwined with the Caribbean slave economy. 


In our first episode, we explore the university’s ties slavery, answering questions like how many Harvard affiliates were slaveowners? In what ways did Harvard benefit financially from the Atlantic Slave Trade? And what happened on campus during the abolitionist movement?


Further Information:
Harvard and Slavery: Seeking a Forgotten History by Sven Beckert, Katherine Stevens, and the students of the Harvard and Slavery Research Seminar
Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America’s Universities by Craig Steven Wilder 
Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative

]]> Sat, 01 May 2021 19:05:30 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1234 Cash-strapped in the 1700s, Harvard served as the first institutional bank in New England, handing out loans in a society that was heavily entwined with the Caribbean slave economy. In our first episode, we explore the university’s ties slavery, answering questions like how many Harvard affiliates were slaveowners? In what ways did Harvard benefit financially from the Atlantic Slave Trade? And what happened on campus during the abolitionist movement? Cash-strapped in the 1700s, Harvard served as the first institutional bank in New England, handing out loans in a society that was heavily entwined with the Caribbean slave economy. In our first episode, we explore the university’s ties slavery, answe Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism No 2. An Enigma Wrapped Inside of a Riddle 2 2 2. An Enigma Wrapped Inside of a Riddle full 645567b0-0212-4e24-999f-32fbf28a1451 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a9d1e94d In recent years, Harvard has faced increased pressure from activist groups to divest from the prison industrial complex. These calls come from the small percentage of the school’s $41.9 billion endowment that’s disclosed to the public. 


We look at the implications of prison divestment and why Harvard has yet to divest. 


Further Information
“Harvard and Divestment Advocates Disagree Over How Much The University Puts Into Private Prisons. Here’s Why” by Ellen M. Burstein and Camille G. Caldera 
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Harvard’s Endowment


]]> In recent years, Harvard has faced increased pressure from activist groups to divest from the prison industrial complex. These calls come from the small percentage of the school’s $41.9 billion endowment that’s disclosed to the public. 


We look at the implications of prison divestment and why Harvard has yet to divest. 


Further Information
“Harvard and Divestment Advocates Disagree Over How Much The University Puts Into Private Prisons. Here’s Why” by Ellen M. Burstein and Camille G. Caldera 
13th by Ava DuVernay
Harvard’s Endowment


]]> Sat, 01 May 2021 19:05:53 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1086 In recent years, Harvard has faced increased pressure from activist groups to divest from the prison industrial complex. These calls come from the small percentage of the school’s $41.9 billion endowment that’s disclosed to the public. We look at the implications of prison divestment and why Harvard has yet to divest. In recent years, Harvard has faced increased pressure from activist groups to divest from the prison industrial complex. These calls come from the small percentage of the school’s $41.9 billion endowment that’s disclosed to the public. We look at the Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism, endowment, divestment No 3. Tip of the Ice Age 3 3 3. Tip of the Ice Age full 6e3dd109-9086-4df6-8c46-e6a7d66d2ce0 https://share.transistor.fm/s/11adc3a9 Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard University in the 19th century. He originally became famous for his work proving ice ages existed. But when he arrived to teach at Harvard, his work took a turn and he began promoting the idea of polygenism — a theory used to justify racism. 


In this episode, we delve into how the Harvard name and platform allowed pseudoscience to spread, and the legacy that Louis Agassiz left on our campus to this day.


Further information:

]]> Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard University in the 19th century. He originally became famous for his work proving ice ages existed. But when he arrived to teach at Harvard, his work took a turn and he began promoting the idea of polygenism — a theory used to justify racism. 


In this episode, we delve into how the Harvard name and platform allowed pseudoscience to spread, and the legacy that Louis Agassiz left on our campus to this day.


Further information:

]]> Sat, 01 May 2021 19:06:20 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1341 Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard University in the 19th century. He originally became famous for his work proving ice ages existed. But when he arrived to teach at Harvard, his work took a turn and he began promoting the idea of polygenism — a theory used to justify racism. Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard University in the 19th century. He originally became famous for his work proving ice ages existed. But when he arrived to teach at Harvard, his work took a turn and he began promoting the idea of polygenism — a the Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism, Louis Agassiz No 4. I Could See Family In His Eyes 4 4 4. I Could See Family In His Eyes full ab8b7381-d246-428f-b471-da7afb115a53 https://share.transistor.fm/s/16f959f4 When Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard promoting the theory of polygenism, he commissioned a North Carolina daguerreotypist to take pictures of enslaved, African-born people. Almost 200 years later, Harvard still has these daguerreotypes in their museum archives. 


Tamara Lanier says she is a descendant of Renty and Delia, two of the subjects of the daguerreotypes. She has sued Harvard, claiming she is the rightful owner of the images.


This is one of several ethical questions the Peabody has faced in recent years. We delve into the Lanier v. Harvard case, and we explore a letter the Association of American Indian Affairs sent Harvard, claiming they are inadequately complying with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Further Information:
“Five Generations of Renty” by Maya H. McDougall and Garrett W. O’Brien
“Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says” by Anemona Hartocollis
“Native American Nonprofit Accuses Harvard of Violating Federal Graves Protection and Repatriation Act” by Oliver L. Riskin-Kutz
“Peabody Museum Apologizes For Practices Around Native American Cultural Objects, Announces Policy Changes” by Oliver L. Riskin-Kutz
“Completing the Journey: A Graphic Narrative about NAGPRA and Repatriation” by Sonya Atalay and Jen Shannon

]]> When Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard promoting the theory of polygenism, he commissioned a North Carolina daguerreotypist to take pictures of enslaved, African-born people. Almost 200 years later, Harvard still has these daguerreotypes in their museum archives. 


Tamara Lanier says she is a descendant of Renty and Delia, two of the subjects of the daguerreotypes. She has sued Harvard, claiming she is the rightful owner of the images.


This is one of several ethical questions the Peabody has faced in recent years. We delve into the Lanier v. Harvard case, and we explore a letter the Association of American Indian Affairs sent Harvard, claiming they are inadequately complying with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Further Information:
“Five Generations of Renty” by Maya H. McDougall and Garrett W. O’Brien
“Who Should Own Photos of Slaves? The Descendants, not Harvard, a Lawsuit Says” by Anemona Hartocollis
“Native American Nonprofit Accuses Harvard of Violating Federal Graves Protection and Repatriation Act” by Oliver L. Riskin-Kutz
“Peabody Museum Apologizes For Practices Around Native American Cultural Objects, Announces Policy Changes” by Oliver L. Riskin-Kutz
“Completing the Journey: A Graphic Narrative about NAGPRA and Repatriation” by Sonya Atalay and Jen Shannon

]]> Sat, 01 May 2021 19:06:42 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 2719 When Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard promoting the theory of polygenism, he commissioned a North Carolina daguerreotypist to take pictures of enslaved, African-born people. Almost 200 years later, Harvard still has these daguerreotypes in their museum archives. Tamara Lanier says she is a descendant of Renty and Delia, two of the subjects of the daguerreotypes. She has sued Harvard, claiming she is the rightful owner of the images. This is one of several ethical questions the Peabody has faced in recent years. We delve into the Lanier v. Harvard case, and we explore a letter the Association of American Indian Affairs sent Harvard, claiming they are inadequately complying with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. When Louis Agassiz was a professor at Harvard promoting the theory of polygenism, he commissioned a North Carolina daguerreotypist to take pictures of enslaved, African-born people. Almost 200 years later, Harvard still has these daguerreotypes in their m Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism, lawsuit, museum, repatriation No 5. A Knife to Carve a Turkey 5 5 5. A Knife to Carve a Turkey full 3857dbf1-1c89-4ecf-a63e-53bff059391f https://share.transistor.fm/s/38de2ee7 In the early 20th century, Harvard boasted one of the highest undergraduate enrollment numbers of any university in the U.S. and England. This all changed after an influx of Jewish immigrants settled in Manhattan. What happened?  


We delve into the antisemitic roots of the modern day admissions process. 


Further Information:
The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton by Jerome Karabel

]]> In the early 20th century, Harvard boasted one of the highest undergraduate enrollment numbers of any university in the U.S. and England. This all changed after an influx of Jewish immigrants settled in Manhattan. What happened?  


We delve into the antisemitic roots of the modern day admissions process. 


Further Information:
The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton by Jerome Karabel

]]> Sat, 01 May 2021 19:07:01 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1505 In the early 20th century, Harvard boasted one of the highest undergraduate enrollment numbers of any university in the U.S. and England. This all changed after an influx of Jewish immigrants settled in Manhattan. What happened? We delve into the antisemitic roots of the modern day admissions process. In the early 20th century, Harvard boasted one of the highest undergraduate enrollment numbers of any university in the U.S. and England. This all changed after an influx of Jewish immigrants settled in Manhattan. What happened? We delve into the ant Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism, admissions, anti-semitism No 6. Our Work is Never Complete 6 6 6. Our Work is Never Complete full a02f9dfa-411f-443f-8063-044e6cb49431 https://share.transistor.fm/s/0813e7c7 In the final episode of A Legacy Revealed we delve into the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard lawsuit, which seeks to end race-conscious admissions at Harvard. The group alleges Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process. Judges have sided with Harvard on two occasions, but now SFFA has filed the case with the Supreme Court. Now, the future of affirmative action might be at stake.


Further Information:
“Harvard Won a Key Affirmative Action Battle. But the War’s Not Over.” by Anemona Hartocollis
The Affirmative Action Puzzle: A Living History from Reconstruction to Today by Melvin I. Urofsky
“How SFFA Is Trying to Convince SCOTUS To Hear Its Suit Against Harvard” by Vivi E. Lu and Dekyi T. Tsotsong

]]> In the final episode of A Legacy Revealed we delve into the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard lawsuit, which seeks to end race-conscious admissions at Harvard. The group alleges Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process. Judges have sided with Harvard on two occasions, but now SFFA has filed the case with the Supreme Court. Now, the future of affirmative action might be at stake.


Further Information:
“Harvard Won a Key Affirmative Action Battle. But the War’s Not Over.” by Anemona Hartocollis
The Affirmative Action Puzzle: A Living History from Reconstruction to Today by Melvin I. Urofsky
“How SFFA Is Trying to Convince SCOTUS To Hear Its Suit Against Harvard” by Vivi E. Lu and Dekyi T. Tsotsong

]]> Mon, 03 May 2021 21:42:37 -0400 The Harvard Crimson The Harvard Crimson 1944 In the final episode of A Legacy Revealed we delve into the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard lawsuit, which seeks to end race-conscious admissions at Harvard. The group alleges Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process. Judges have sided with Harvard on two occasions, but now SFFA has filed the case with the Supreme Court. Now, the future of affirmative action might be at stake. In the final episode of A Legacy Revealed we delve into the Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard lawsuit, which seeks to end race-conscious admissions at Harvard. The group alleges Harvard discriminates against Asian Americans in its admissions process Harvard, diversity, slavery, history, discrimination, activism, admissions, Supreme Court, lawsuit, SFFA No