Join the Robert H. Jackson Center in Warren as we celebrate the birthday of Justice Robert H. Jackson, born in Spring Creek Township in 1892.
This year’s keynote speaker is Warren native Timothy M. Gay, a Pulitzer-nominated author and historian. He will share his research into the Underground Railroad and the part Warren and its residents played in helping freedom seekers on their journey to Canada. It’s a story of ordinary people in our own community who risked everything when conscience and the law collided, and it speaks directly to the questions of justice that defined Jackson’s life.
Schedule
5:00 p.m. Reception at Crary Art Gallery, with hors d’oeuvres, a meet-the-author session, and a book signing
7:00 p.m. Keynote at the Warren County Courthouse, followed by Q&A
Gay is the author of four award-winning books, including Assignment to Hell and Satch, Dizzy, and Rapid Robert. He has appeared on PBS and the BBC.
Free and open to the public. Please let us know you can make it by registering below.
Students, educators, history lovers, and neighbors are all welcome. Bring a friend!
The Robert H. Jackson Center is a non-profit, non-partisan educational organization that is dedicated to presenting accurate and balanced information about complex issues. The opinions expressed by various guest speakers, panelists, and authors do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center, its Board, and supporters.
The Center fulfills its educational mission by welcoming diverse views and by providing a forum to explore a wide range of perspectives on often controversial legal and public policy issues. While we make an effort to ensure the information we provide is accurate and balanced, we welcome your comments, suggestions, or correction of any factual errors.
Since 2001, the Robert H. Jackson Center has preserved the values embodied in the life and works of Robert H. Jackson, who served as U.S. Solicitor General, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, and Chief U.S. Prosecutor of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Through programs, presentations, exhibits, media, internships, and scholarship, the Center seeks to demonstrate to current and future generations the relevance and applicability of Justice Jackson’s ideas and writings. The Center provides educational content on the United States Constitution and Supreme Court, civil rights, the legacy of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg and international human rights, and the rule of law. During his illustrious career, Justice Jackson addressed these subjects, and the Center recognizes his thinking remains relevant today.
