A jazz funeral was held Saturday in New Orleans for 19 Black individuals whose skulls were used in a racist scientific study in Germany more than 150 years ago. In the 1800s, a New Orleans doctor sent the skulls of 19 Black residents to Leipzig, Germany, where researchers engaged in racially biased studies aimed at falsely asserting that African Americans had inferior intelligence. More than a century and a half later, their remains have been returned to New Orleans. Dillard University and several local organizations held a memorial service at Lawless Memorial Chapel on Dillard’s campus to honor the individuals who had never previously received a proper funeral. Read more here: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/jazz-funeral-black-remains-new-orleans-racist-study-african-culture-germany-racism/289-50c27858-e8d0-4168-b11e-aeba9d88db8f