The craniums of 19 Black Americans, whose heads were severed and sent to Germany for “research” in 1872, are being returned to New Orleans.

They were not specimens, she continued, “not numbers.” The heads were returned to New Orleans about a week ago after a two-year journey, said Eva Baham, a retired Dillard professor.

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The heads were returned after officials from Leipzig University reached out to the city of New Orleans in 2023, revealing that the remains were part of the university's 19th-century skull collection.

Sometime before Jan. 10, 1872, a young Black laborer named William Roberts checked himself into Charity Hospital in New Orleans. Just 23 years old, he was from Georgia and had a strong build ...

The heads were returned to New Orleans about a week ago after a two-year journey, said Eva Baham, a retired Dillard professor. Representatives from Leipzig contacted the city in 2023 about their ...