Their Ancestor Was an Enslaved Potter. They Are Battling to Recover His Legacy.

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Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal The family of enslaved potter David Drake — known as “Dave the Potter” — has reclaimed two rare stoneware jars he created in South Carolina before the Civil War in what experts call the first major U....

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MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs The terms of the restitution of the two ceramic pots have been cast in the mould of Nazi war-loot agreements

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