Unpacking Our History

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January 6, 2021: Of Protests and Pardons (March 13, 2025)

This month we dive into the January 6 Pardons with Demographic and Legal Profile of January 6 Prosecutions" By Michael Ricciardelli; "Appendix A: Events, People and Networks Leading up to January 6" by Andrew L. Seidel; and from The Atlantic Magazine "A Sweeping January 6 Pardon Is an Attack on the Judiciary" by Mary McCord, " What Trump Did to Police Officers" by Tom Nichols and "Trump's Pardons Are Sending a Crystal-Clear Message "by Ali Breland; New York Times' article, "Pardoned by Trump, Jan. 6 Defendants Assail Those Who Worked on Their Cases."


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Thursday, March 13th, 2025 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.  

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