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On the Road: The Legacy of the Lemmon Slave Case
September 7, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Lemmon Slave Case Exhibit at the New York County Courthouse Rotunda, 60 Centre Street, NYC Hybrid Event • In-Person at NY County Courthouse & Livestreamed • Program: 6:00 PM | Reception: 5:30 PM
Location: New York County Courthouse — 60 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007
Co-Sponsored by the Supreme Court New York County-Civil Term Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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 featured Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt 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.
WELCOME & INTRODUCTIONS
Hon. Adam Silvera, Administrative Justice, New York County Supreme Court
Hon. Dianne T. Renwick, Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department and Vice-Chair, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Hon. Deborah A. Kaplan, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge, New York City
Hon. Edwina G. Richardson-Mendelson, Deputy Chief Administrative Judge for Justice Initiatives
FEATURED SPEAKER
Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the State of New York
PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
Hon. Jonathan Lippman, Former Chief Judge of the State of New York and President, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Marilyn Marcus, Executive Director, Historical Society of the New York Courts
VIDEO PRESENTATION NARRATED BY JAMES EARL JONES
The Lemmon Case: 1852-1860 — A Prelude to the Civil War
DISCUSSION OF THE LEMMON SLAVE CASE LEGACY
Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt, Retired Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals and President Emeritus & Inaugural Albert M. Rosenblatt Legal History Scholar, Historical Society of the New York Courts
Interviewed by
David L. Goodwin, Esq., Supervisory Staff Attorney, Office of Legal Affairs, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Trustee, Historical Society of the New York Courts