In this informal panel discussion relating to the Lillian Goldman Law Library’s current exhibition, Race, Slavery, & the Founders of Yale Law School, panelists will discuss the exhibit in the broader contexts of the university-wide Yale & Slavery Research Project and similar initiatives at other American law schools and educational institutions. Panelists include Susan Gibbons (Vice Provost for Collections & Scholarly Communications), Michael Morand (Director of Community Engagement, Beinecke Library), and exhibition curators Kathryn James (Rare Book Librarian) and Fred Shapiro (Associate Director for Collections & Special Projects). The discussion will be introduced by Heather Gerken (Dean and Sol & Lillian Goldman Professor of Law) and facilitated by Femi Cadmus (Law Librarian and Professor of Law). For further information on the exhibition and events calendar, please visit the exhibition website.
