Journalism Program adjunct professor Barry Yeoman recently published an article in The Assembly titled “Judgment Day.” The article sheds light on the work of Sally Greene, an attorney who spent 23 years uncovering how a once-celebrated N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice, Thomas Ruffin, condoned the brutal treatment of enslaved workers in a decision called State v. Mann. Ruffin himself had a financial investment in the slave-trafficking industry. To read the full article, please click here.