On the Road: The Legacy of the Lemmon Slave Case

September 07, 2023 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm

The Historical Society of the New York Courts’ exhibit of panels and a video narrated by the iconic voice of James Earl Jones presenting the landmark Lemmon Slave Case has recently concluded its successful tour of courthouses around the State at the NY County Courthouse. This program features Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, author of The Eight, interviewed by David L. Goodwin, Esq. discussing the NY courts' decision to free eight enslaved women and children in 1852, defying the law of the land permitting slavery soon to be codified in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision, and the dramatic events and cast of characters surrounding the case.

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