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Heritage Project — When heads rolled

November 14, 2022

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When William W. Cook gave his alma mater an extraordinary financial gift to transform the Law School, he imagined a setting so beautiful it would lure the nation’s brightest students to study law in Ann Arbor. What he did not envision was the whimsical likeness of Dean Henry Moore Bates, a man he reviled, carved in stone. — Read the full story on the Heritage Project. Click on the image to enlarge.

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