WIDELY DISCUSSED AUTHOR STEPHEN CARTER
	TO READ AT U.VA. APRIL 13

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 27 -- Stephen Carter, author of
the critically acclaimed books, "Culture of Disbelief:  How American
Law and Politics Trivialize Religious Devotion" and "Reflections of
an Affirmative Action Baby," will present a public reading from his
current best seller, "Integrity," at St. Thomas Acquinas Catholic
Church at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 13.  
	Carter, the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at
Yale, confronts issues paramount to American civil life today.
Consider his bold statement from "Reflections":  "I got into law
school because I am black."  In "Integrity" he addresses what he
sees as our society's growing disregard for that virtue and what he
believes we must do to revive our moral world.  Public figures from
across the political spectrum, including Marian Wright Edelman, Sen.
Bill Bradley and Judge Robert Bork, have hailed "Integrity" as an
insightful, provocative and impassioned call to action.
	Following the reading Carter will answer questions from the
audience and will autograph copies of his books.  The reading is
sponsored by the University of Virginia Bookstore, the Office of
African-American Affairs/Luther P. Jackson Cultural Center and the
Student Legal Forum of the U.Va. law school.  The reading is free
and there is free parking in adjacent university lots.
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March 26, 1996
	For additional information contact Wayne Terwilliger at the
U.Va. Bookstore at (804) 924 1074.  Television reporters should
contact our TV News Office at (804) 924-7550.