Weekend Roundup

• From the HLS website: A Q&A with LHB Blogger Tomiko Brown-Nagin on the Unfinished Business of Civil Rights 

• Check out Nicholas Parrillo, Adam Winkler and others on an episode of the BackStory radio show/podcast, entitled On the Take: Corruption in America.

• From History News Network: Why Is the History Profession So Resistant to Change? Robert Townsend (American Academy of Arts & Sciences) offers his take.

• Coming soon to a city near you: the American Bar Association's traveling exhibition on the Magna Carta.

• Via The Junto: Advice on running social media feeds for historical organizations and history departments. (Takeaway: your department should really be tweeting about your accomplishments!)

• From writer and publisher Jane Friedman: How To Write a Good Book Proposal (Hat Tip: The Faculty Lounge)

• Have you registered for ASLH 2014 in Denver yet?  (Hotel information will be sent to registrants automatically upon completing the registration process.  If  the hotel's website claims it is fully booked, try calling.)  The opening reception is in the Colorado Supreme Court from 4-6pm on Thursday, November 6.

Weekend Roundup is a weekly feature compiled by all the Legal History bloggers.