On Jan. 23, Harvard University informed all staff members of the now-disbanded Harvard University Slavery Remembrance Program (HSRP) that they had been fired. The program, which managed a $100 million endowment for the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative, was responsible for identifying descendants of individuals enslaved by the university’s founders. According to the Harvard Crimson, the university has outsourced the job to a New England non-profit organization, American Ancestors, best known for its 10 Million Names project. The group is currently one of the external research partners of the university, and will now lead the project to identify direct…