Finding Black Histories in Archival Court Records
Schedule
Wed Oct 09 2024 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am
UTC-04:00Location
Special Collections Research Center, University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY
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Join us in the Great Hall of the Margaret I. King Library on October 9 for a roundtable discussion with The Honorable Robert L. Wilkins, Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Judge Wilkins will discuss how an entry in UK Libraries’ Notable Kentucky African Americans database led him to find his family's stories in court records at the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, and will share his experiences working with historical legal documents and other archival materials. He will be joined by Kentucky State Archivist Rusty Heckaman, UK Historian Vanessa Holden, and UK Special Collections Librarian Reinette Jones.
The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by UK Libraries, the J. David Rosenberg College of Law, the Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, and the John G. Heyburn II Initiative for Excellence in the Federal Judiciary.
Seating is limited, and RSVPs are required: https://form.jotform.com/242404352793153
Judge Wilkins will also deliver a public lecture at 4pm on October 10 in the Grand Courtroom of the Rosenberg Law Building. Find more information on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ukcollegeoflaw
U.S. Judge Robert L. Wilkins served as a public defender and a partner in private practice before his appointment to the federal judiciary in 2010. He also served as the lead plaintiff in a landmark civil rights case, Wilkins, et al. v. State of Maryland, and played a key role in the establishment of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, which opened in 2016 on the National Mall. Judge Wilkins was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on January 15, 2014.
Visit the Notable Kentucky African Americans database on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063693121407
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Where is it happening?
Special Collections Research Center, University of Kentucky, SUBWAY, 410 Administration Dr, Lexington, KY 40508, United States,Lexington, KentuckyEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
