News & Announcements

November 11, 2020

Zoom Links & Virtual Publisher Exhibit for 2020 Annual Conference

Zoom links and information on how to attend sessions of the 2020 ASLH annual conference are now available to ASLH members on this page.

Links to specially discounted legal history offerings from several publishers are also available on the same page.

The online program for the 2020 conference features a carefully curated selection of exciting panels on the legal history of colonialism, slavery and abolition, immigration, and other topics. On Friday afternoon a group of editors and other experts will discuss book publishing in the Covid era. To wrap things up on Saturday afternoon, President Lauren Benton will deliver her Presidential Address and announce ASLH prize winners. You can find the full program by clicking here.

You must be a member to attend, and you can join or renew your ASLH membership by clicking here. The ASLH warmly welcomes students, who can become members for as little as $10.

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