The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will present its “2024 Wade H. McCree Jr. Luncheon for the Advancement of Social Justice” on Wednesday, February 7, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Detroit Athletic Club, 241 Madison in Detroit.
The Wade H. McCree Jr. Award for the Advancement of Social Justice will be presented during the luncheon. The keynote speaker for the program will be Charles B. Dew, Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Williams College.
Dew has taught at Wayne State University, Louisiana State University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the University of Virginia before returning to teach at Williams in 1977. He retired in 2020 following forty-three years as a member of the Williams faculty. His teaching there focused on the American South, the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the institution of slavery. His most recent book is “The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family, History, and the Slave Trade.”
Cost for the luncheon is $55 for FBA members and $75 for non-members and guests. To register, visit https://fbamich.org and click on “events.”
The Wade H. McCree Jr. Award for the Advancement of Social Justice will be presented during the luncheon. The keynote speaker for the program will be Charles B. Dew, Ephraim Williams Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Williams College.
Dew has taught at Wayne State University, Louisiana State University, the University of Missouri-Columbia, and the University of Virginia before returning to teach at Williams in 1977. He retired in 2020 following forty-three years as a member of the Williams faculty. His teaching there focused on the American South, the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction, and the institution of slavery. His most recent book is “The Making of a Racist: A Southerner Reflects on Family, History, and the Slave Trade.”
Cost for the luncheon is $55 for FBA members and $75 for non-members and guests. To register, visit https://fbamich.org and click on “events.”
