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About The Event

Moderated by Shockoe Institute President and CEO Marland Buckner, the panel will feature the Honorable Roger L. Gregory, immediate past Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; Chief Anne Richardson of the Rappahannock Tribe, the first woman to lead a Virginia Indian tribe since the early eighteenth century; and Dr. Samantha Seeley, Associate Professor of History at the University of Richmond.

Anchored in Dr. Seeley’s book Race, Removal, and the Right to Remain: Migration and the Making of the United States, this program will explore how political and judicial power have historically shaped the legal meaning of citizenship, and how those definitions have shaped people’s ability to participate in American public life. We look forward to a robust discussion regarding the birthright citizenship debate and what it reveals about the health and future of our civic square. 

Guests are invited to arrive early to view Expanding Freedom, beginning at 4:30 p.m.; doors to The Lab will open for seating at 5:30 p.m., and the program begins at 6:00 p.m.