The John Clarke Society celebrates RI's Charter of 1663 with a superb lecture by Mary Sarah Bilder Ph.D., Professor of Law, Michael and Helen Lee Distinguished Scholar, Boston College Law School.
Rhode Island Origins of American Constitutionalism celebrates our colonial charter's impact on the American Constitution. The lecture is FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Enjoy a Newport Sunday afternoon amongst 17th and 18th c oil paintings in the Redwood Library's air conditioned Peter Harrison Room, listening to one of America's foremost constitutional scholars.