[act-ma] Tues, 4/9: The Memoir(s) of Toussaint Louverture: A Talk with Philippe Girard / Wed, 4/10: Protecting the Rights of Second Class Citizens: Conversation with David Milton

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    The Memoir(s) of Toussaint Louverture: A Talk with Philippe Girard
    <http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu/events/memoirs-toussant-louverture-talk-philippe-girard-book-talk>

Tuesday, April 9th at 4:00pm
Hiphop Archive, 104 Mt. Auburn St. 3R, Cambridge, MA
Presented by the W.E.B. DuBois Institute

In 1802, Haitian Revolutionary Toussaint Louverture was deported to 
France, where
he died in captivity in April 1803. Before his death, however, he had 
the time to
write a summary of his career that is a unique account of the Haitian 
Revolution
  as seen by its most famous figure. Dr. Philippe Girard, who is 
currently overseeing
a critical edition of the memoirs, will give a presentation at the 
intersection
of history, literary criticism, and linguistics that will cover the 
memoirs' historical
relevance, their ties to the slave narrative genre, and the memoirs' 
importance
when retracing the origins of Haitian Kreyol.

Free and open to the public. Reception and Q&A will follow.
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    Protecting the Rights of Second Class Citizens:
    A Conversation with David Milton


Wednesday, April 10th at 12pm
Langdell South, Harvard Law School

A conversation focused on the struggles involved with protecting the 
rights of current
and former drug abusers. Featuring David Milton, prominent civil rights 
attorney.
Lunch will be served.

Co-Sponsors: Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice, 
SALMS, MS
Delta Project, BLSA, PLAP, Harvard Libertarian Forum, Harvard Defenders, 
Harvard
  ACS, HLS Democrats, HLPR, HALA

*About the Houston Institute*
Established in the fall of 2005 at Harvard Law School by Professor 
Charles J. Ogletree,
Jr., the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice 
<http://charleshamiltonhouston.org> (CHHIRJ) seeks
to honor the extraordinary contributions of one of the great lawyers of 
the twentieth
century. Charles Hamilton Houston dedicated his life to using the law as 
a tool
to reverse the unjust consequences of racial discrimination. CHHIRJ is 
committed
  to marshalling the resources of Harvard and beyond to continue his 
unfinished work.


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Accommodations: If you are a person with a disability requesting a 
reasonable accommodation
in order to attend a Houston Institute event, please contact us two 
weeks in advance.

Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice | 125 Mt Auburn St 
| 3rd Floor | Cambridge | MA | 02138




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