Skulls Of 19 Black Americans Once Used In Racist Research Finally Laid To Rest In New Orleans

Jacob Cochran/Dillard University By Oumou Fofana ·Updated June 3, 2025

More than 150 years after their deaths, the remains of 19 Black people were finally laid to rest in New Orleans — the city they once called home — with the dignity they were long denied.

On May 31,

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