NCAJ is sponsoring the seminar. The seminar has two parts.
The first is Thursday evening, May 1, 2025. There will be a reception, a banquet, and a guest speaker.
The reception begins at 5 p.m.
The guest speaker is Professor Seth Kotch. Professor Kotch teaches American Studies at UNC. He is the author of the book “Lethel State – A history of the Death Penalty in North Carolina” (2019). Kotch traces the death penalty from the Reconstruction Act of 1867 to the present. He walks us through hanging, the electric chair, the gas chamber, and the gurney. He discusses the cases of Furman v. Georgia, and Woodson v. NC. This is a history lesson we all need to hear. Knowledge of the past shines light on the future.
Sheraton in Chapel Hill has reserved a block of rooms at $155 per night.
To reserve a room call 919-968-4900 by April 1, 2025.