Past Events



Power and Possibility at the U.S. Supreme Court: A Historian's View of the Most Recent Term

Owen J. Roberts Lecture in Constitutional Law
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From the Penn Carey Law website:

Dean and Bernard G. Segal Professor of Law
Sophia Z. Lee…



Chains of Captivity: Caribbean Warfare and the Slave Trade in Colonial Philadelphia

Race & Slavery Working Group
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A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America

History Speaking
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A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America Program

10:45am
Opening Remarks
Dr. Hardeep Dhillon, Penn

11am
The Promise…



The Necessity of the Circumstantial Case

Legal History Workshop
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Professor Sarah Seo, from Columbia Law School, will present her paper, “The Necessity of the Circumstantial Case”.

Participants can join via Zoom or attend in Tanenbaum 145 from 3:30-4:45pm. Light…



A Conversation with Professor Mary Frances Berry: Civil Rights 1964

Africana Lecture Series
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From the Africana Studies website:

Listen to the insight of the singular…



John Doe China Man: Race and Law in the American West

Legal History Workshop
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Professor Beth Lew Williams will present her paper, “John Doe China Man: Race and Law in the American West.”

Participants can join via Zoom or attend in Tanenbaum 145 from 3:30-4:45pm. Light refreshments will…



The Ballad of Roy Benevidez: The Life and Times of America’s Most Famous Hispanic War Hero

Book Conversations
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Join us for a lunchtime discussion with Dr. William Sturkey about his new book, "The Ballad of Roy…



See and Believe: Orthodox Women as Witnesses of Soviet Life in the 1920's and 30s

East European History and Culture Workshop
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Dr. Page Herrlinger presents "See and Believe: Orthodox Women as Witnesses of Soviet Life in the 1920's and 30s".

 



Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and the Memory Wars

Legal History Workshop
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Professor Ofra Bloch will present her paper, “Students for Fair Admissions V. Harvard and the Memory Wars”.

Participants can join via Zoom or attend in Tanenbaum 145 from 3:30-4:45pm. Light refreshments will…