Black Evidence: A History and a Warning

Wednesday, August 19, -
Speaker(s): Dr. Candis Watts Smith and Dr. Tyson Brown
Join us at the Durham County Main Library to hear Duke Professor of Political Science Candis Watts Smith discuss her recent book, Black Evidence: A History and a Warning (2026, W.W. Norton). The conversation will be facilitated by Professor Tyson Brown, Director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke. Copies of the book will be available for sale on site, supported by Letters Community Bookshop.
Free, registration required.
Sponsor

Forum for Scholars and Publics

Co-Sponsor(s)

Duke Human Rights Center at the Franklin Humanities Institute (DHRC@FHI); Franklin Humanities Institute (FHI); International Comparative Studies (ICS); Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity (The Cook Center)

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Contact

Lou Brown
lou.brown@duke.edu