Charles Ogletree

 

Wednesday, February 1
Charles Ogletree
Location: 7:30 - 10 pm at EJ Thomas

From Dr. King's Dream to President Obama's Mission

Charles Ogletree, author and Harvard University law professor, will be a keynote speaker at the fifth annual “Rethinking Race: Black, White & Beyond,” which will take place on the UA campus Jan. 27 through Feb. 10, 2012.

Ogletree will speak at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. Ogletree is the Jesse Climenko Professor of Law and director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice. His publications include “From Lynch Mobs to the Killing State: Race and the Death Penalty in America.” He joined Harvard in 1984 and was a professor for both President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. His research areas include race and criminal justice, and the public defender system.