Penn Museum Faces Criticism After Burying Remains Of 19 Black People Used In Racist Scientific Research Without Community Input

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Jumping Rocks/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 5, 2024

For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that once were used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research.

The University of Pennsylvania’s decision to repatriate human remains, once part of the Morton Cranial Collection has sparked controversy and discussions around institutional racism, community involvement and the handling of historical artifacts. 

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