They say that history is written by the victors, but the civil rights movement and our modern economic freedoms are largely the function of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court: John Marshall Harlan a hundred years prior. We learn about his story and how an enslaved member of his childhood household emerged to help Harlan land the appointment
Join us August 24 at noon, either on Zoom or in person at the Frazier, for this lunch and learn. This program is hosted in partnership with the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and the Louisville Bar Association (LBA). A donation of $10 will provide you with the Zoom link, while a donation of $25 gets you in-person
Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan, once a slaveholder, was the sole defender of black civil rights on the Court during the Jim Crow era. Peter Canellos’s book, The Great Dissenter, explains how Harlan’s relationship with his African-American half-brother shaped his views on racial equality. Read More
The art of the Supreme Court dissent is nothing new. But through the years there’s been one dissent that has stood out: Justice John Marshall Harlan in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson. The case codified Jim Crow and is considered a stain on the history of SCOTUS. The Kentucky-born justice was the lone voice against it. We’ll discuss why (including an influence from his possible half-brother)
LIVE at Bryant Park: Peter S. Canellos and Gilbert King spoke about John Marshall Harlan and “The Great Dissenter” on July 14. Read more here.