Saturday, February 20, 2010

Hamilton to Lecture on Emancipation and Property

According to the Ada (Ohio) Herald, Daniel W. Hamilton, University of Illinois College of Law, will lecture at Ohio Northern University College of Law on Wednesday, February 24, on the topic, "Emancipation and the Common Law: Slavery Litigation after the Civil War." According to the Herald, Professor Hamilton "will discuss American property ideology and the legal and constitutional issues raised by the Civil War."