Dr. Ariela Gross is a distinguished professor of Law and prolific writer

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The Natchez Historical Society is so fortunate to have
Dr. Ariela Gross as the guest speaker for its May 28 meeting. She will speak
about “Erasing Slavery – How Stories of Slavery and Freedom (in Natchez) Shape
Battles Over the Constitution,” which is the topic of her forthcoming book.

Gross is a distinguished professor of Law at the UCLA
School of Law. Come out to hear her presentation. The program will begin with a
social at 5:30 p.m. and her presentation at 6 p.m. at the Historic Natchez
Foundation at 108 S. Commerce St., in Natchez. It is free and open to the
public. Members and Non-members are invited.

Gross is the author of the following titles:

“Becoming Free, Becoming Black: Race, Freedom, and Law in
Cuba, Virginia, and Louisiana” with Alejandro de la Fuente” (Cambridge
University Press, 2020)

“What Blood Won’t Tell: A History of Race on Trial in
America” (Harvard University Press, 2008)

“Double Character: Slavery and Mastery in the Antebellum
Southern Courtroom” (Princeton University Press, 2000).

Come and bring a friend!