The Mortara Center for International Studies and the African Studies Program invite you to a book discussion on The Crown and the Pen: The Memoirs of a Lawyer Turned Rebel

featuring

Bereket Habte Selassie

Distinguished Professor of African Studies and Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Former Chairman of the Constitutional Commission of Eritrea (1994-97)

The discussion will focus on Dr. Bereket’s memoir, which recounts the extraordinary story of a man straddling two worlds – a progressive lawyer and high-ranking official of the government of Emperor Haile Selassie who struggled for justice within an archaic system. Dr. Bereket took part on the pan-africanist formations of the 1950s and 60s, joined a revolutionary front to fight for Eritrea’s independence, and helped to write the constitution of the new nation.

Reception and book signing to follow.

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