Vernon Burton: Historians as Legal Expert Witnesses

11/08/22 • 29 min

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Dr. Vernon Burton tells us about his experiences as an expert witness in civil rights and voting legal cases. It's a fascinating look into how the work of historians can appear in all sorts of places, and can do some direct good for the rights of the people! Episode 485.

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