Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Eddie N. Williams, President (Joint Center for Political Studies)

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April 15, 1988

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  • Legal Department General, Lani Guinier Correspondence. Correspondence from Lani Guinier to Eddie N. Williams, President (Joint Center for Political Studies), 1988. da9860c5-ec92-ee11-be37-6045bdeb8873. LDF Archives, Thurgood Marshall Institute. https://ldfrecollection.org/archives/archives-search/archives-item/bfd3c592-5a88-44ad-b9c8-c24cd4b70f73/correspondence-from-lani-guinier-to-eddie-n-williams-president-joint-center-for-political-studies. Accessed May 18, 2025.

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April 15, L988

Mr. Eddie N. Williams, President
Joint Center for Political Studies
Suite 4OO
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Eddie:

Thank you for sending me a copy of your remarks to the National
Conference of Black PoIitical Scientists on rrscholarship and
Brack Political Empowerment. rr rt was especialry gratifying thatyou followed up so promptly on our LDF lunch [end-runtr and
included an invitation to NcoBPS to join with LDF and the Joint
center to pursue the probrem of expanding the pool of brack
social scientists who participate as expert witnesses or research
resources in voting cases.

r hope we can forrow up on this project before r reave LDF in
June or thereafter, as of July L, 1988, in a less direct woy,
when r join the raw school faculty at the university or
Pennsyrvania. Prease give me a carl lt et2) 219-1900 at your
earliest convenience to discuss our mutual interest in Ltris
issue.

Sincerely,
/l

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Lani Guinier

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