Penn Museum Repatriates and Buries 19 Black Philadelphians

The Penn Museum reburies the skulls of 19 Black Philadelphians as part of a racist scientific research project to promote white supremacy by Dr. Samuel Morton. The remains were originally housed in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and were transferred to the Penn Museum in 1966. The museum formally apologized three years ago and announced it will no longer display any exposed human remains. The burial at Eden Cemetery of the Black Philadelphians caused a dispute with community members and has sparked weeks of uproar over its planned burial. Some community members feel excluded from the process, illustrating the challenges that institutions face in addressing institutional racism.