[We have the following announcement. DRE]
The Georgetown Legal History Colloquium continues on Monday, March 21 from 3:30-5:00, with Rabia Belt, Stanford Law School. We will be discussing a chapter from Professor Belt's forthcoming book, "Disabling Democracy in America: Mental Incompetence, Citizenship, Suffrage, and the Law, 1819-1920." The book examines how ideas about mental incompetence shaped the development of voting rights over the course of the long 19th century. The chapter we will be discussing explores the implications a continuous preoccupation with the meaning of mental incompetence had for Black voters both before and after the Civil War. The chapter is attached; please do not share it with others without permission.
Please note that this session will be online. Please register in advance using this link. You will receive a Zoom link for the event after you register. If you have any difficulty registering, please let us know.
As before, if you know anyone who would like to attend, please ask them to contact us directly, and we will send them the registration link and paper. We look forward to seeing you!
K-Sue Park & Kevin Arlyck
Kevin.Arlyck@georgetown.edu
