Challenging and transforming everyday experiences on Penn’s campus The Penn and Slavery Project will host a launch event Friday for its new augmented reality app, which unveils the University’s historical ties to slavery. One stop in the Penn and Slavery Project app allows users to explore a 360-degree AR exhibit, which discusses the work of Samuel Morton and the lingering legacies of scientific racism.
The newly released Penn and Slavery Project app is meant to challenge and transform everyday experiences on Penn’s campus, revealing through augmented reality the devastating but necessary to understand truths behind the University’s early connections to slavery and scientific racism.