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History Hounds | A Complicated Legacy: Civil Rights Cases and the Michigan Supreme Court

[History Hounds] A Complicated Legacy: Civil Rights Cases and the Michigan Supreme Court with Joseph J. Gavin, Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society

The Michigan Supreme Court’s history of civil rights cases is a complicated legacy. Join this presentation to unpack some of its earliest decisions and impacts, like the 1869 case of Workman v. Detroit Board of Education, and many more.

We'd like to thank the Historical Society of Michigan (HSM), which supports local history organizations, like us! They are continuing to make their History Hounds Lecture Series available online for free to members of HSM’s member organizations. Register for this remote presentation by 3:00pm the previous day. Click here to register. Select “A member of an Organizational Member of HSM” to enjoy this presentation at no charge.