Wertheimer on October 21 in Chapel Hill

We are very much looking forward to John Wertheimer and his students presenting on October 21. They will be presenting on "State v. Posey: Criminal Bargains between the Enslaved and their Enslavers." This will be in Chapel Hill at UNC's law school in 5001 (aka "The Boardroom"). Please note that this is NOT our usual location. This is our fall break, so campus will be pretty quiet that afternoon. And we're expecting a beautiful fall afternoon to talk legal history.

We'll be circulating the paper soon. If you'd like parking, please let me know. Here is a link to directions and two maps that show the Route 54 parking lot and the UNC Law School.

The illustration is Eumenean Hall on the Davidson College campus.

The paper can be accessed by seminar participants through this link. (Please contact Ashton Merck awb27@duke.edu for the password to the file if you are not already on the seminar listserv)

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