We Are Not Slaves: A Book Talk and Panel Discussion

The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab (PJIL) at the LBJ School of Public Affairs will be co-sponsoring an evening of conversation with author Robert Chase, as he discusses his new book, We Are Not Slaves: State Violence, Coerced Labor, and Prisoners' Rights in Postwar America, a history of the prisoners’ rights movement in Texas in the second half of the 20th century told from the vantage point of prisoners themselves. 

Talitha LeFlouria, Associate Professor of History and Fellow of the Mastin Gentry White Professorship in Southern History, will introduce Chase. Following Chase's talk, Michele Deitch, Distinguished Senior Lecturer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and UT Law and PJIL's Director, will moderate a panel discussion with local advocates, Savannah Eldrige (Abolish Slavery National Network) and Jorge Renaud (Latino Justice), who are working to advance fair prison labor practices.

This important and timely event is hosted by the William Wayne Justice Center at UT School of Law and co-sponsored by PJIL; UT's Initiative for Law, Societies and Justice; Law Students for Black Lives; Public Defense Group; Public Interest Law Association. Click here to learn more!

Registration for this event is not needed. We hope to see you there!