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VIDEO ARCHIVES To play our video and audio files, you must have RealNetworks Free RealOne Player or later installed on your computer. We are constantly adding new files to our archive of past speakers, so visit often. Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 Archives Thomas A. Mesereau, Jr., Partner at Mesereau & Yu LLP, and Dan Abrams, MSNBC Anchor & NBC News Chief Legal Correspondent, spoke on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 about The Trial of Michael Jackson. Professor Goodwin Liu, Professor of Law at the University of California-Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), spoke on Thursday, September 29, 2005. His remarks are entitled, Education, Equality & National Citizenship. Linda Greenhouse, Supreme Court Correspondent for The New York Times, spoke on Saturday, September 17, 2005. Her remarks are entitled, Harry Blackmun's Court and Ours: A Conversation with Linda Greenhouse. Fall 2004 - Spring 2005 Archives Human Rights and the South African Freedom Charter: Law, Justice and Political Movements took place on Thursday, June 16, 2005. South Africa Partners, Northeastern University School of Law and the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School co-hosted this symposium ten days prior to the 50th Anniversary of the South African Freedom Charter. The symposium considered the historic role of this document in advancing a platform of economic, social and cultural rights throughout the world. It also examined the role of the Charter in mobilizing mass participation and international support for the South African struggle. Guests included: Chief Justice Pius Langa and Justice Zakeria Yacoob (Constitutional Court of South Africa), Chief Justice Margaret Marshall (Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts), Professor Makau Mutua (University of Buffalo School of Law), Bill Fletcher (President, TransAfrica Forum), Professor Cheryl Harris (UCLA School of Law), Jeannette Ndhlovu (Consul-General of the Republic of South Africa in Los Angeles), and Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (Harvard Law School).
Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, and Founding & Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice at Harvard Law School, spoke on Tuesday, April 26, 2005. His remarks are entitled, All Deliberate Speed?: The Tulsa Race Riots Case Heads to the Supreme Court. The Angela Davis Trial: 33 Years Later took place on Monday, April 25, 2005. The dynamic 1972 death penalty trial of Angela Davis was a focal point in the civil rights movement and served as a blue print for modern day litigation. Attorneys Leo Branton, Margaret Burnham, Howard Moore, and Doris Brin Walker, pioneered the concepts of using the media, jury consultants, and Johnnie Cochran-style courtroom theater in trial. Additionally, this defense team was one of the first to successfully show the scientific unreliability of eyewitness testimony. Saturday School hosted Angela Davis, her family, and her legal team to discuss the case, the legal strategy, the courtroom innovations, and the results of the infamous Angela Davis Trial of 1972. Guests included: Professor Angela Davis, Leo Branton, Howard Moore, Fania Davis, Ben Davis, Jr., Reggie Davis, Doris Brin Walker, Professor Margaret Burnham, Barbara Ratliff and Eisa Davis. Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. moderated this historic event. Judge Mark L. Wolf, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, spoke on Wednesday, April 6, 2005. His remarks are entitled, One Judge's Reflections on the Battle Against Terror. Patricia Williams,
Professor of Law, Columbia University, and Donzaleigh Abernathy, Author, Actress & Activist, spoke on Saturday, March 12, 2005, as part of
the Harvard Black Law Students Association Spring Conference. Derrick Bell, Professor of Law, New York University, and Sheryll Cashin, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, spoke on Tuesday, November 23, 2004, on a panel entitled, 50 Years After Brown v. Board of Education: The Future of Race Relations in America; the panel was moderated by Lani Guinier, Bennett Boskey Professor of Law, Harvard Law School. Kirk Bloodsworth and Tim Junkin spoke on Thursday, November 11, 2004. Their remarks are entitled, Bloodsworth: The True Story of The First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA. Visit Algonquin Books' website about Tim Junkin's book at http://www.algonquin.com/catalog/?isbn=1565124197. Mahzarin Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics and Carol K. Pforzheimer Professor at Radcliffe, spoke on Friday, November 5, 2004. Her remarks are entitled, Mind Bugs: The Psychology of Ordinary Bias. Visit Professor Banaji's Project Implicit website at http://implicit.harvard.edu. Colonel Will A. Gunn, Chief Defense Counsel, Office of Military Commissions, spoke on Wednesday, October 13th, 2004. His remarks are entitled, Military Commissions & The Global War on Terrorism: The Chief Defense Counsel's Perspective. Charles Fried, Beneficial Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, spoke on Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004. His remarks are entitled, Is the Supreme Court Going Down the Drain?. Judge Robert L. Carter was the first Distinguished Visitor of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice. On Friday, August 13th, 2004, Harvard Law School Professor Kenneth Mack interviewed him during a special faculty luncheon. Fall 2003 - Spring 2004 Archives Harvard's Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, April 12th-17th, 2004 Criminal Law Speaker Series Derrick Bell, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law, spoke on Wednesday, April 28th, 2004. His remarks are entitled, Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform. Jerry Kang, Visiting Professor of Law, Harvard Law School, spoke on Monday, April 19th, 2004. His remarks are entitled, Denying Prejudice: The Japanese American Internment & The Boomerang of Reparations. The Boston Association of Black Journalists Presents The Unchartered Ground, Monday, April 19th, 2004 Celebration of the Bicentennial of Haiti's Independence,
Tuesday, April 6th, 2004 Genna Rae McNeil, Professor, University of North Carolina, spoke on Saturday, March 6th, 2004. Her remarks are entitled The Road to Brown: Charles Hamilton Houston and the Struggle for Civil Rights.. Reverend
Jesse Jackson, Sr., Founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, spoke on
Tuesday, February 16th, 2004. His remarks are entitled, Reflections on the
1984 presidential campaign of Reverend Jesse Jackson. Frank Wu, Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law, spoke on Tuesday, February 10th, 2004. He discussed his book Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White. Randall Robinson, Founder of TransAfrica Forum, spoke on Saturday, November 15th, 2003. His remarks are entitled, Race in America. John Hope Franklin, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History at Duke University, spoke on Thursday, November 13th, 2003. John Hope Franklin's remarks are entitled, The Scholar as Activist: The Appointment of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. John Payton spoke on Thurssday, November 6th, 2003. John Payton's remarks are entitled, The Meaning and Challenges of the Michigan Cases. Deborah Rhode, Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, spoke on Thurssday, October 16th, 2003. Deborah Rhode's remarks are entitled, Letting the Law Catch Up: The Legacy of Justice Marshall. Scott Turow, Partner, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal and Author, spoke on Thursday, October 9th, 2003. Scott Turow discussed his forthcoming book, Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty. Professor David Cole, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center, Legal Affairs Correspondent of The Nation, and Commentator for NPR's All Things Considered, spoke on Wednesday, September 24th, 2003. His remarks are entitled, ENEMY ALIENS AND AMERICAN FREEDOMS: Why Sacrificing Immigrants' Rights in the War on Terrorism Undermines Our Security and Our Liberty. Danny Glover, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TransAfrica Forum and International Human Rights Activist, spoke on Wednesday, September 10th, 2003. His remarks are entitled, The Patriot Act and Patriotism. Fall 2002 - Spring 2003 Archives Dr. Dorothy Height, Chair and President Emerita of the National Council of Negro Women, was our guest speaker on Thursday, July 10th, 2003. Dr. Height spoke about her book, Open Wide the Freedom. William Gould, Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law, Emeritus at Stanford Law School and the William M. Ramsey Distinguished Professor of Law at Willamette University College of Law, was our guest speaker on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2003. His remarks are entitled, Civil War Blacks in Navy Blue: Diary of a Contraband. The Fells Acres Travesty: Lessons Learned About Prosecutors, Politics, and Life was the topic of our panel discussion on April 4th, 2003. Featured panelists: Dorothy Rabinowitz, James M. Shannon, Robert A. Barton, and Patricia Amirault. This Saturday School event took place in Morgan Courtroom, Austin Hall. On March 19th, 2003, Randall Kennedy, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, was our guest speaker. He discussed his latest book, Interracial Intimacies. On March 12th, 2003, J. Clay Smith, of Howard University School of Law, was our guest speaker. He discussed his forthcoming book, Supreme Justice, that chronicles the writings of Justice Thurgood Marshall. On February 28th, 2003, Mary Jo White, of the firm Debevoise and Plimpton, was our guest speaker. Her remarks are entitled, Civil Liberties and the Fight Against Terrorism. On February 17th, 2003, Johnnie Cochran was our guest speaker at the Christian Life Center, St. Paul AME Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He discussed his latest book, A Lawyer's Life. This event was co-sponsored by the Cambridge NAACP and the Black Ministerial Alliance. On February 13th, 2003, Chief Justice Margaret Marshall, of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, was our guest speaker. Chief Justice Marshall presented remarks entitled, "Reflections of South Africa: Now and Then". On February 1st, 2003, Kevin Powell was our guest speaker. Kevin Powell presented remarks entitled, "Civil Rights and the Hip Hop Generation". On January 10th, 2003, Kenneth Starr, spoke about his new book, "First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life". On January 6th, 2003, Reverend Al Sharpton spoke about his book, "Al on America". On November 6th, 2002, Professor Glenn Loury, Visiting Professor at Harvard University, spoke about his new book, "The Anatomy of Racial Inequality". Professor Stephen Carter, from Yale University, was our guest speaker on November 2nd, 2002. He discussed his novel, "The Emperor of Ocean Park". Professor Cornel West of Princeton University presented the Higginbotham Lecture on Wednesday, October 30th, 2002. His lecture was entitled, "The Legacy of A. Leon Higginbotham: Frank Speaking and Courageous Acting". Professor Derrick Bell of NYU Law School was our guest speaker on Thursday, October 24th, 2002. He discussed his new book, "Ethical Ambition". Alan Dershowitz was our guest speaker on Saturday October 15th,2002. He spoke about his new book, "Why Terrorism Works". Alan Dershowitz presented remarks entitled, "Terrorism, Israel, the United States, and Human Rights." On Saturday October 5th, 2002, Professor Patricia Williams from Columbia Law School, author of "The Alchemy of Race and Rights" and "Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race," was the featured guest speaker. Patricia Williams' remarks were entitled, "Infallible Justice." Fall 2001 - Spring 2002 Archives On June 5th, 2002, Professor Ogletree invited Drs. W. Michael Byrd and Linda Clayton,
renown health care researchers, to speak about health care
disparities. On April 19th, 2002, Supreme Court Justice O'Connor and her brother, H. Alan Day, were the featured guest speakers. Their remarks pertained to their book "Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest".
Equal Justice Society Conference, "The Assault of Federalism on Civil Rights"
Harvard Law School at the BLSA 2002 Spring Conference
Saturday School Guest Speakers for Spring 2002 The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer, United States Supreme Court Justice, was interviewed by Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. on Tuesday, December 11, 2001. Exam Review and Analysis Workshop held on Saturday, December 8th, 2001. Professor Anita Hill spoke on Monday, November 5th, 2001, presenting the Higginbotham Lecture. Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, spoke on Thursday, October 11th, 2001. His remarks are entitled "Reflections on the UN World Conference Against Racism". Professor Ogletree discussed his views of the controversial conference, including its successes and failures. Specifically, he addressed some of the major conflicts, including the efforts to equate Zionism with racism, the reparations movement, and the U.S. media's inadequate coverage of such issues as the plight of the Dalits, modern day slavery in parts of Africa and Asia, and the debates about HIV/Aids and environmental racism. Jesse Jackson, president and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, spoke on Monday, September 24 at on behalf of the Saturday School at Harvard Law School. Jackson’s speech entitled "America's Response to Terrorism" addressed the tragic events of the past two weeks and the U.S. reaction. A prominent civil rights activist, Jackson has served as a Statehood Senator for Washington, D.C. and as former President Clinton’s as specialenvoy for the promotion of democracy in Africa. He is the author of two books: Keep Hope Alive and Straight From the Heart. In 1996, Jackson co-authored the book Legal Lynching: Racism, Injustice, and the Death Penalty with his son, U.S. Rep. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. Fall 2000 - Spring 2001 Archives Ed Brown, the brother of H. Rap Brown discussed his brother's forthcoming murder trial on Thursday, April 26th. Dr. Mae Jemison, astronaut, was the guest speaker on Wednesday, April 18, 2001. Annette Gordon-Reed, author, was our guest speaker on Saturday, April 7, 2001 at the BLSA Spring Conference. Her comments are entitled, Thomas Jefferson: The Lawyer and Slave Owner. Javon Jackson, jazz tenor saxophonists, along with other notable artists, were our guest speakers on Wednesday, March 21. Their remarks are entitled Jazz in the New Millennium. Saturday School Program Presented, Black Women Authors: A Panel Discussion on Saturday, March 17. Invited authors included: Debra Dickerson, Helen Lee and Patricia Williams. Dr. Alvin Poussaint, Director of the Media Center of the Judge Baker Children’s Center in Boston, Professor of Psychiatry and Faculty Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Harvard Medical School, and co-author with Amy Alexander of Lay My Burden Down: Unraveling Suicide and the Mental Health Crisis among African-Americans was our guest speaker on March 12, 2001. His remarks are entitled, The Mental Health Crisis Among African-Americans. Mayor Anthony Williams, of Washington D.C., was our guest speaker on Saturday, February 24, 2001. His remarks are entitled, The Future Prospects of Statehood for the District of Columbia. Saturday School Program and the Du Bois Institute Presented, Jazz, Race, and American Identity: A Panel Discussion on Wednesday, February 7, 2001. Scheduled guests included: Ken Burns, Dwight Andrews, Stanley Crouch, Anthony Davis, Gary Giddins and Ingrid Monson. Moderated by Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Opening comments by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Governor George H. Ryan, Governor of Illinois, was our guest speaker on Tuesday, December 5, 2000. Walter Leonard, Former Assistant to the President of Harvard University, was our guest speaker on Monday November 20, 2000. His remarks are entitled "The Black Presence at Harvard." Maria Echaveste, Deputy Chief of Staff for the Clinton Administration, was our guest speaker on Saturday November 18, 2000. Her remarks are entitled "The Agenda for America's Next President." Tavis Smiley, host of BET News and The Smiley Group, was our guest speaker on Monday November 13, 2000. His remarks are entitled "Making Black America Better." Professor Glenn Loury, Professor and Director of the Institute on Race and Social Division at Boston University, was our guest speaker on Monday November 6, 2000. His remarks are entitled "Racial Justice: The Superficial Morality of Colorblindness." | |
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