✕
Sections
The Harvard Crimson Logo

News

Harvard Students Streak Around Encampment in Cheeky Primal Scream Display

News

Freshmen Say Noise From Harvard Yard Encampment Not Disruptive, Despite DSO Email

News

GSAS Student Council Continues Board Nominations, Discusses Transportation Issues

News

Council Asks City Staff to Launch Municipally-Funded Housing Vouchers Pilot

News

‘Not Going Down Without a Fight’: Harvard Students Decry Queen’s Head Closure

Cicely's Grave

By Julian J. Giordano
A headstone for Cicely — a Black woman who was enslaved by Harvard treasurer William Brattle, Class of 1722 — sits in Cambridge’s Old Burial Ground, located just to the West of Harvard Yard.
A headstone for Cicely — a Black woman who was enslaved by Harvard treasurer William Brattle, Class of 1722 — sits in Cambridge’s Old Burial Ground, located just to the West of Harvard Yard.

Want to keep up with breaking news? Subscribe to our email newsletter.

Tags
Legacy of Slavery

Related Articles

In Photos: Black History at HarvardHarvard is Closing its Doors to Those That Built ItLandmark University Report Details How Slavery ‘Powerfully Shaped Harvard’