Grave History: The Penn Museum has apologized for its "unethical possession" of a collection of human skulls belonging to Black Americans and slaves. He used his ANSP connections around the world to amass a collection of nearly 1,000 human skulls, which he diligently numbered, measured and logged into notebooks. Morton’s 1839 magnum opus, Crania Americana, was published complete with 78 illustrations of human skulls, some bearing bullet holes. “But it was also the norm for the time.”Mitchell has worked on the Penn & Slavery Project and knows the Morton Collection better than nearly anyone. The Penn Museum is also adding a new faculty position to handle such requests.

Source: Forbes April 16, 2021 09:45 UTC