Race and the Law
As part of a symposium, “From Slavery to the Supreme Court: The Journey Continues,” Judge Leon Higginbotham spoke about his new book,… read more
As part of a symposium, “From Slavery to the Supreme Court: The Journey Continues,” Judge Leon Higginbotham spoke about his new book, Shades of Freedom: Racial Politics and Presumptions of the American Legal Process. He talked about why he wrote the book and the process of writing it. He also read several passages from the books. close
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