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The President of Harvard University Lawrence S. Bacow has responded to a call by Prime Minister Gaston Browne\u2019s request for reparations.<\/p>

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Browne wrote Harvard on October 30, 2019 asking for a meeting to discuss Antigua’s demands for reparations.<\/p>\n

In his response published in the Harvard Crimson Bascow said Harvard has done a lot of acknowledge its role in slavery.<\/p>

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In a letter Tuesday, noting actions taken during Faust\u2019s presidency to acknowledge Harvard\u2019s connections to slavery, including the installation of a memorial commemorating the enslaved individuals that contributed to Harvard Law School\u2019s founding.<\/p>

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Bacow said he considers the memorial\u2019s establishment \u2014 along with\u00a0the removal of the<\/a>\u00a0Law School\u2019s seal containing the Royall family crest in 2016 \u2014 to be in \u201csignificant steps\u201d toward acknowledging Harvard\u2019s history, but noted the need for additional work.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that there is more work to be done,\u201d Bacow wrote. \u201cIndeed, Harvard is determined to take additional steps to explore this institution’s historical relationship with slavery and the challenging moral questions that arise when confronting past injustices and their legacies. Harvard is also committed to working with other educational institutions to study slavery and its legacy.\u201d<\/p>

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Browne\u2019s letter comes as Harvard has increasingly been forced to reckon with its ties to slavery in recent years.<\/p>\n

In March, Tamara K. Lanier filed a\u00a0lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0claiming that the University possessed and profited from daguerreotypes of her ancestors that are believed to be the oldest existing photographs of American slaves.<\/p>

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