Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University

On April 26, 2022, Harvard President Larry Bacow released the Report of the Committee on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery, accepted the committee’s recommendations in full, and announced a historic commitment of $100 million to fund their implementation.

The first phase of the initiative’s work was to uncover the truth of Harvard’s ties to slavery through deep research guided by a committee of distinguished faculty drawn from across the University. This research provides a strong foundation for our next phase: the process of reckoning and repair.

Read the Report and Recommendations

President Bacow’s Message to the Community

About the Initiative

Presidential Committee

The short film offers an introduction to the first phase of the initiative’s work—the history—and is intended to be presented in the context of the Faculty Committee’s recommendations for action.

See related:

• Telling the Truth about All This: Reckoning with Slavery and Its Legacies at Harvard and Beyond | Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University