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Home / Events / Presidential Inauguration / 2013 / March / Inauguration Week: Public Lecture: "Madison, Slavery and the Constitution"

Inauguration Week: Public Lecture: "Madison, Slavery and the Constitut

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Location: HHS 1301 Lecture Hall (Health and Human Services building)
Time: 6:00-7:00pm

This event is open to the public.

David Waldstreicher, Department of History, Temple University will present "James Madison, Slavery and the Constitution."

Professor Waldstreicher will examine Madison’s pivotal role in framing the Constitution and the dilemmas posed by the institution of slavery.

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