Yale Law School: 'The Radical Fund' - How a Spurned Inheritance Fueled Progressive Change
January 14, 2026
January 14, 2026
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- Yale Law School issued the following news:
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'The Radical Fund': How a spurned inheritance fueled progressive change
In his new book, Yale's John Fabian Witt details how a little-known foundation funded by a wealthy banking heir sought to bring about a more just society in the first half of the 20th century.
By Lisa Prevost
In 1920, Charles Garland, the wealthy heir to a banking . . .
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'The Radical Fund': How a spurned inheritance fueled progressive change
In his new book, Yale's John Fabian Witt details how a little-known foundation funded by a wealthy banking heir sought to bring about a more just society in the first half of the 20th century.
By Lisa Prevost
In 1920, Charles Garland, the wealthy heir to a banking . . .