Penn Museum defends decision to inter 19 Black Philadelphians whose skulls were once collected to promote racist science

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Philadelphia’s Penn Museum stands by its decision to entomb the remains of 19 unidentified Black Philadelphians who were held in its collection, despite criticism from some in the community that the museum should have done more to identify the remains.

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