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DURHAM, NC · WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026 · LIBRARY

Black Evidence: A History and a Warning

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A library reading room with tall windows, woodcut illustration

Fig. 01 — Main Auditorium, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)

About the event

Come to Main Library to hear Duke Professor of Political Science Candis Watts Smith discusses her recent book, Black Evidence: A History and a Warning in a conversation facilitated by Professor Tyson Brown, Director of the Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity at Duke. Copies will be available for sale on site.

This event is co-sponsored by Forum @ FHI, Duke Human Rights Center @ FHI, International Comparative Studies, Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity.

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