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Prison Correspondence, Erik J. Chaput
Prison Correspondence, Erik J. Chaput
Dorr Scholarship
This overview essay by SCE Professor Erik J. Chaput provides context for the drafting of the letters from Dorr to his mother Lydia. The essay provides a brief description of Dorr's treason trial, his sentencing and the nature of his imprisonment in the state prison on the Providence cove.
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Raymond Lavertue On Dorr And The Anti-Slavery Movement, Raymond Lavertue
Raymond Lavertue On Dorr And The Anti-Slavery Movement, Raymond Lavertue
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In this interview, Raymond Lavertue of St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, discusses Thomas Wilson Dorr's evolving relationship with the anti-slavery movement.
To view this video interview please visit the Dorr Rebellion Project web site’s video gallery: http://library.providence.edu/dps/projects/dorr/video.php.
Dr. Patrick T. Conley On The Law And Order Constitution, Patrick T. Conley
Dr. Patrick T. Conley On The Law And Order Constitution, Patrick T. Conley
Dorr Scholarship
In this interview, Dr. Patrick T. Conley, constitutional historian and Dorr scholar, discusses the deficiencies of the Law & Order Constitution of 1843, the provisions of the People's Constitution of 1841, and his personal involvement in the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention of 1977.
To view this video interview please visit the Dorr Rebellion Project web site’s video gallery: http://library.providence.edu/dps/projects/dorr/video.php.