THE LEGACY OF THE LEMMON SLAVE CASE AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF JOHN JAY II A Conversation with Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, Author of "The Eight"

October 29, 2023 @ 3:00pm - 6:00pm

The Historical Society of the New York Courts and the Jay Heritage Center present THE LEGACY OF THE LEMMON SLAVE CASE AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF JOHN JAY II: A Conversation with Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, Author of The Eight on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM.

In-Person Only • Free & Open to the Public
Location: Jay Heritage Center — 210 Boston Post Rd., Rye, NY 10580

The Jay family’s legacy of abolition work is epitomized by John Jay II’s defending eight enslaved women and children in 1852. Now known as the Lemmon Slave Case, the court ruled that the eight were free upon arriving on New York’s free soil, and the case became a battle cry for secession when appeals defied the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Dred Scott v. Sandford. This program dives into the case, the dramatic events and characters, and its impact on the State and nation — with a special guest appearance from a descendant of two of the formerly slaved.

ITINERARY

3:00 - 4:00 PM — JAY HERITAGE CENTER SITE TOUR
4:00 - 5:00 PM — PROGRAM
5:00 - 6:00 PM — RECEPTION

FEATURING
Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, Retired Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals; Author, The Eight: The Lemmon Slave Case and the Fight for Freedom and President Emeritus & Inaugural Albert M. Rosenblatt Legal History Scholar, Historical Society of the New York Courts.

Luanne Wills-Merrell, Descendant of two of the eight enslaved people.
Hon. Philippe Solages, Jr., Moderator, Acting Supreme Court Justice, Court of Claims Judge, Nassau County Criminal Court
Co-Sponsored by the Westchester Bar Association and the Westchester Black Bar Association

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