On Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., join the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and Elon Law in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment, the first of the civil rights amendments. Speaker William M. Carter, Jr., dean and professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, will lead a conversation about the 13th Amendment and its use in contemporary civil rights legislation and litigation.

 

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Debates & Reflections on Slavery, Civil Rights & Constitutional Change – Sept. 10

By Philip Craft, staff

September 5, 2014

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6 to 8 p.m., join the International Civil Rights Center & Museum and Elon Law in celebrating the 150th anniversary of the 13th Amendment, the first of the civil rights amendments. Speaker William M. Carter, Jr., dean and professor of law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, will lead a conversation about the 13th Amendment and its use in contemporary civil rights legislation and litigation.  

William M. Carter, Jr., dean and professor of law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
The event will take place in the International Civil Rights Center & Museum auditoreum at 134 South Elm Street in Greensboro, N.C. Reception to follow. 

 

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