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The Lemmon Case: 1852-1860 — A Prelude to the Civil War
The film deals with the history of slavery in New York State and the critical role New York courts played in freeing eight enslaved young women and children who sailed into New York harbor with their owners from the South, a ruling that was in direct conflict with the 1857 U.S. Supreme Court Dred Scott decision. This film on the New York Lemmon Slave Case and its aftermath is narrated by Mr. James Earl Jones and features an introduction by then-Chief Judge Janet DiFiore.
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Chief Judge Janet DiFiore announced the Lemmon Slave Case Exhibit debut during her biweekly video message.
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DIG DEEPER
In an event produced by the New York State Archives Partnership Trust, New York State Archivist Thomas Ruller and Society President Emeritus Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt had an in-depth discussion about this celebrated case that brought up hard questions about slavery within the United States and challenged the slavery laws between the northern and southern states.