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Penn Museum apologizes for its ‘unethical’ collection of human skulls and says it will repatriate remains of Black Philadelphians and others

The Morton collection of skulls has been the subject of sharp criticism from community and student activists who want the museum to return all human remains to their communities of origin.

Jake Nussbaum (left), a Penn grad student with Police Free Penn, and VanJessica Gladney (right) a Penn grad student with the Penn & Slavery Project, attend a rally Thursday demanding that the Penn Museum repatriate skulls held by the Morton skull collection.
Jake Nussbaum (left), a Penn grad student with Police Free Penn, and VanJessica Gladney (right) a Penn grad student with the Penn & Slavery Project, attend a rally Thursday demanding that the Penn Museum repatriate skulls held by the Morton skull collection.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer