His talk is part of the Verne Moore History Seminars, which is an annual series of lectures given by visiting historians. The series has been funded by a gift from University alumnus Verne Moore '50 since 1996.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Forbath is Angus G. Wynne, Sr. Professor in Civil Jurisprudence and Professor of History at the University of Texas in Austin. He received his undergraduate degrees from Harvard College and Cambridge University and went on to earn his law and doctoral degrees from Yale University. Forbath's publications include his book, Law and the Shaping of the American Labor Movement , and essays that have appeared in Yale Law Journal, Harvard Law Review, The Nation and other journals. He has presented papers at the annual meetings of the Organization of American Historians and the Association of American Law Schools and at such schools as Columbia University, Princeton University and the University of Chicago.