A Troublesome Word: An Evening with Randall Kennedy and Chris Finan

Event Date: February 24, 2022 7:00 pm

A virtual conversation in honor of the twentieth anniversary of “A Troublesome Word”, one of the most controversial books ever published on race and language – now more relevant than ever in this season of racial reckoning. Randall Kennedy is the Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School, where he teaches courses on contracts, criminal law, and the regulation of race relations, and the author of seven books. Chris Finan is the executive director of the National Coalition Against Censorship, an alliance of more than 50 national non-profits, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups. Conversation presented by Books & Books and independent bookstores across the country.