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What an incredible pleasure it was to see so many history buffs—as many as eight hundred people at a time—at our Bernard and Irene Schwartz Distinguished Speakers Series last season! This spring our stellar programming continues, with a roster that includes our new, annual President Bill Clinton Lecture Series in American History, this year featuring Justice Stephen Breyer; special evenings with Lincoln scholars Harold Holzer, James McPherson, and others, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War; our own Trustee Henry Louis Gates, Jr., as 2011 Richard Gilder Distinguished Lecturer; and our brand new Harold and Ruth Newman “World Beyond Tomorrow” Series. In addition to these exciting evening programs, which take place at our interim venue, the New York Society for Ethical Culture, we are offering a special breakfast on May 17 with Masters and Commanders author Andrew Roberts at New York’s famed former speakeasy, ‘21.’ Breakfast at ‘21’ will be offered free to first-time members of the New-York Historical Society who join at the $500 level or greater, or who upgrade an existing membership to $500 or more. On the topic of membership, please bear in mind that all N-YHS members receive half-price tickets to Bernard and Irene Schwartz evening programs.iEven more pleasurable than that is the joy of knowing you have supported New York’s destination for history—the topic that you so love—and for “Making History Matter.” Your membership dues support our education programs, a veritable “school for citizenship” for more than 100,000 New York City public school students each year, and they enable us to care for a priceless collection, fully accessible to the public. Please join! We need your help! Front Cover : A brief update on our renovation project: we are now on the home- John Sartain after stretch. In November 2011, our public spaces will reopen with excep- W.H. Hermans Abraham Lincoln, tional opportunities for visitors of all ages. Permanent installations on The Martyr, Victorious New York and the nation; a first-time-ever children’s history museum (detail), 1875 and library; a state-of-the-art, expanded auditorium for our public programs Mezzotint engraving (there’s still time to “Take Your Seat in History”—see page 31 for New-York Historical Society Library details); and much more. We’ll look forward to fêting all of our members Gift of Oscar T. at our exciting opening events! Barck, Sr. Heartfelt thanks, as always, to Dale Gregory, Vice President for Public Left : Programs, and her colleagues, Nick Mancini and Alex Kassl. And of John James Audubon course to Bernard and Irene Schwartz for their exceptional generosity Great Blue Heron and ideas; to Trustee Lewis Lehrman for establishing the Richard Gilder (Ardea herodias), Havell plate no. 211 , Distinguished Lecture in honor of his friend; and to new program sponsors 1821; 1834 Harold and Ruth Newman, for “The World Beyond Tomorrow.” Watercolor, oil, graphite, black ink on paper Sincerely, New-York Historical Letter Society Purchased from Mrs. from John J. Audubon LOUISE MIRRER, PH.D. the President PRESIDENT and CEO Luce Center &Library

The New-York Historical Society is in the final stages of Visit the Library its renovation and will reopen in November 2011 with new, The New-York Historical Society Library is one of the oldest path-breaking exhibitions, permanent installations, and galleries independent research libraries in the United States, and our extensive for visitors of all ages. (See page 15 for more information.) collections, gathered over the course of 200 years, provide unique insight into New York history and the American experience. As of February 2011, all of the Society’s exhibition galleries are Collection strengths include local history of New York City and State; closed. However, you can still visit the Library or make an colonial history; the Revolutionary and Civil Wars; American military and naval history; the slave trade and slavery in the United States; appointment to visit The Henry Luce III Center for the Study American biography and genealogy; American art; American architec - of American Culture, where you can enjoy the following ture from the late 18th century to the present; and 19th- and 20th- installations as well as the Society’s permanent collections. century portraiture and documentary photographs of New York City. For hours and visitor information, see page 32.

New York: A Portrait of the City Ongoing Luce Center – By appointment only A group of 22 paintings and 2 small sculptures offers visitors a chronological journey through highlights of the N-YHS’s rich collection of New York views, including historical images of the metropolis and richly allusive images of its inhabitants and their lives. To make an appointment to see this installation and the rest of the Luce Center’s treasures, please call (212) 873-3400 ext. 264.

Among Audubon’s Greatest Hits for The Birds of America (1827-38) May 3, 2010 through November 5, 2011 Luce Center – By appointment only The New-York Historical Society holds all of John James Audubon’s 435 known water - colors preparatory The Birds of America and Left : normally displays a selection of them in the John James Audubon Luce Center Audubon Niche. To ensure American Flamingo their safety during the renovation of the (Phoenicopterus N-YHS’s landmarked building, facsimiles ruber), Havell plate no. 431 (detail), 1838 of four of his most spectacular watercolors Watercolor, graphite, will be on view. These amazingly accurate, black ink on paper. state-of-the-art reproductions are from the New-York Historical Society “Audubon’s 50 Best Watercolors” series, Purchased from Mrs. published by Oppenheimer Editions. John J. Audubon When the building reopens in November 2011, exhibitions of the original water - Right : colors will again commence. To make an appointment to see this installation Irving Browning and the rest of the Luce Center’s treasures, please call (212) 873-3400 ext. 264. Buy My Apples , 1929 Gelatin Silver Print New-York Historical Society Library Gift of Irving Browning

2 NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY 3 VISIT WWW.NYHISTORY.ORG FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION Below Left: Champion prize envelope, Lincoln & Davis in 5 rounds, 5th Round (detail) Published by J. H. Tingley Lectures & Cream envelope with black ink Conversations New-York Historical Society Right: Through November 2011, The Riots in New York: Destruction of the New-York Historical Society Colored Orphan Asylum (detail) Published in the Illustrated London News , Public Programs will be held August 3, 1863 at the New York Society for Wood Engraving Ethical Culture (NYSEC) New-York Historical Society Library at 2 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023 (except where noted)

February March Walking Tours THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 6:30 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 6:30 PM TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 6:30 PM TUESDAY, MAY 24, 6:30 PM Obama’s America: War Antebellum New York Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion John F. Kennedy Simon Schama Barry Lewis Seth Stern, Stephen Wermiel, Robert Dallek, Bob Herbert April May Jeffrey Toobin THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 6:30 PM THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 6:30 PM THURSDAY, MAY 26, 6:30 PM SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 11:00 AM SATURDAY, MAY 7, 9:00 AM Women and the White House Reagan/Gorbachev: Did They End the THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 6:30 PM Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of The Civil War Draft Riots Walking May Bird Walk Lesley Stahl, Cokie Roberts, Akhil Cold War Forever? Post Elections: The Great Divide Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, Tour 1 Alan Messer Reed Amar Richard Reeves, Stephen Cohen, Beverly Gage, Akhil Reed Amar, 1865-1903 Barnet Schecter Jack F. Matlock, Jr., Lesley Stahl Jonathan Alter, Christopher Caldwell, Lawrence Goldstone, Eric Foner, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 11:00 AM SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 9:00 AM TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 6:30 PM Lesley Stahl Khalil Gibran Muhammad Lincoln in New York Walking Tour Andrew Johnson MONDAY, MARCH 21, 6:30 PM April Bird Walk Cal Snyder Annette Gordon-Reed Why Brandeis Matters TUESDAY, MAY 31, 6:30 PM Alan Messer Jeffrey Rosen , Frederick M. May Making Our Democracy Work: SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 11:00 AM THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 6:30 PM Lawrence A Judge’s View THURSDAY, MAY 5, 6:30 PM The Civil War Draft Riots Walking Obama’s America: Banking Associate Justice Stephen Breyer In Gold We Trust? A Great Debate Tour 2 Simon Schama THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 6:30 PM Franklin, Eleanor, and the Four James Grant, David Stockman, June Barnet Schecter Freedoms Richard Sylla, Steve Liesman, John Dizard Douglas Brinkley, William J. vanden THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 6:30 PM Heuvel , William E. Leuchtenburg, On the Cusp of the Civil War: Hazel Rowley THURSDAY, MAY 12, 6:30 PM Debating Race in America Antietam and the Battles of 1862 Henry Louis Gates, Jr., James M. McPherson, Stephen Jennifer Burton April Sears, Harold Holzer Please note location: This program

MONDAY, APRIL 4, 6:30 PM TUESDAY, MAY 17, 8:30 AM will be held at the New-York Hero: The Life and Legend of The Storm of War: A New History of Historical Society Library. Enter at Lawrence of Arabia the Second World War 5 West 76th Street. Michael Korda, Henry Kissinger, Andrew Roberts Adam Gopnik Please note location: This program TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 6:30 PM Brochure Publication Team: will be held at the ‘21’ Club at 21 Thomas Brackett Reed: Czar of the Dale Marsha Gregory THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 6:30 PM West 52nd Street between Fifth and Gilded Age Vice President for Public Programs The First Shot: 1861 James Grant, Beverly Gage James M. McPherson, Craig L. Sixth Avenues. Nick Mancini Symonds, Adam Goodheart, Manager of Public Programs TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 6:30 PM Harold Holzer TUESDAY, MAY 17, 6:30 PM Alex Kassl The Draft Riots: 1863 Faces of America Public Programs Assistant Barnet Schecter, Barry Lewis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Harold Holzer Cover design: Tronvig Group CalendaDesign: JRenacia r

4 TO PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE VISIT WWW.SMARTTIX.COM 5 TO PURCHASE TICKETS BY PHONE CALL SMARTTIX (212) 868-4444 Women and the White House Thursday, February 10, 6:30 pm Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Although America has yet to elect a woman to the presidency, many women have played important parts in shaping previous presidential administrations and in changing the roles and the perception of women in politics. As part of the Society’s series Celebrating the 19th Amendment: 90 Years , this program looks back at the many influential and important women in the history of America’s highest elected office, from political candidates and cabinet mem - bers to First Ladies and family members.

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According to Simon Schama, it wasn’t just a political miscalculation that ANNETTE GORDON -R EED is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Thomas Jefferson and Sally landed the United States and its allies in military crisis, but an historical mis - Hemings: An American Controversy and The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family . She is Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, Professor of calculation and a refusal to learn from America’s past wars. Professor Schama History in the Faculty of Arts points to the Korean War as an example from which Barack Obama can draw and Sciences at Harvard

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Obama’s America: Banking Thursday, February 17, 6:30 pm The Harold and Ruth Newman Program $30 (members $15) Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West World In the second of a two-part lecture series, Simon Schama explores the crucial issues and challenges that faced Barack Beyond Tomorrow a l l e

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a l at New York University and the author of lined streets of the Upper East Side lay between Union o c i Square and 34th Street. In this lecture and slideshow, Mr. N Soviet Fates and Lost Alternatives: From Lewis leads us through the city as Abraham Lincoln and Stalinism to the New Cold War. JACK F. M ATLOCK , J R., is a former U.S. ambassador to the Robert E. Lee knew it, before the country was plunged Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia and the author of Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold into Civil War. War Ended . LESLEY STAHL (MODERATOR) has been a correspondent for “60 Minutes” on 0

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Why Brandeis Matters Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia Monday, March 21, 6:30 pm Monday, April 4, 6:30 pm Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West He was a fierce advocate for workers’ rights, a pioneer in pro bono work by T. E. Lawrence led a remarkable life, capturing the imaginations of millions of We the People Series attorneys, and one of the most distinguished justices in the history of the people, and altered the course of history in the Middle East. As a British United States Supreme Court. Louis D. Brandeis is a giant figure in American liaison officer during World War I, he helped turn the tide of the Arab Revolt history and his influence can be felt beyond the realm of law. As a young by providing guns, money, and new tactical ideas—virtually inventing modern lawyer and reformer, he was instrumental in the battles against monopolies insurgency and guerrilla warfare—as a small Arab coalition fought success - and for minimum wage/maximum hour regulations for laborers, and was co- fully against the control of the Ottoman Empire. Michael Korda, Henry author of “The Right to Privacy,” one of the most important law articles in Kissinger, and Adam Gopnik discuss Lawrence’s life, separating fact from history. As Associate Supreme Court Justice, he was a powerful—though legend, and examine the impact of Lawrence’s activities on modern politics in often minority—voice in defense of civil liberties and his dissents paved the the Middle East and on world history. way for many future reforms. In this program, two speakers discuss Brandeis’s continued relevance and the impact of his life and work. MICHAEL KORDA is Editor in Chief Emeritus of Simon & Schuster and the author of many books, most recently, Hero: The Life

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FREDERICK M. L AWRENCE (MODERATOR) is the new president of Brandeis B University, former Dean of The George Washington University Law School, ADAM GOPNIK (MODERATOR) is an award-winning journalist who has been writing for The and the author of Punishing Hate: Bias Crimes Under American Law . New Yorker since 1986. He is the author of several books, including Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life.

Franklin, Eleanor, and the Four Freedoms Thursday, March 31, 6:30 pm The First Shot: 1861 Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Thursday, April 7, 6:30 pm In his State of the Union Address on January 6, 1941, President Franklin D. Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Roosevelt looked forward to a world in which everyone enjoyed four essential A century and a half after Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter to ignite freedoms: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom The Civil War: the Civil War, leading historians ask and answer the crucial questions: What 150 Years from want, and freedom from fear. These values were central to both Franklin really caused the conflict? Could the Civil War have been avoided? Did and Eleanor Roosevelt, who made it her personal mission to codify those Lincoln invite the first shot—or did the Union “get lucky?” This program rights in the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights. marks the start of an ongoing N-YHS focus on the great American tragedy Experts discuss the speech and its far-reaching influence, and also delve into with the first of several discussions and lectures. this extraordinary couple’s influence on one another. JAMES M. M CPHERSON is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History Emeritus at Princeton University. He is the best-selling author of numerous books on the WILLIAM E. L EUCHTENBURG is a professor emeritus at the University of North Civil War, including Battle Cry of Freedom , which

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Programs $20 Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion (members $10) Tuesday, April 12, 6:30 pm unless otherwise noted Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Three experts draw back the curtain of the United States Supreme Court to provide an insider’s look at one of the most influential and distinguished jus - tices of the 20th century: William J. Brennan, Jr. Drawing on previously private case histories and personal interviews, this program examines not only Brennan’s life but the strategy behind the major legal battles of the past half century, from Roe v. Wade to the death penalty to the right to privacy, in a We the People riveting look at one of the Court’s most progressive eras. Series

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Post Elections: The Great Divide Thursday, April 28, 6:30 pm Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West When Barack Obama was elected President, people across the globe antici - pated the coming of a new age of American liberalism and bipartisanship. Yet William Holbrook In Gold We Trust? A Great Debate Beard Thursday, May 5, 6:30 pm two years after his inauguration, the nation is experiencing a conservative The Bulls and Bears resurgence of dramatic proportions. With Republicans consistently opposing in the Market, 1879 Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Since 1971, the U.S. dollar has not been convertible into anything except small the president’s main platforms and Democrats accusing the president of Oil on linen Museum purchase, change. Like every other modern currency, it derives its value from the per - being too conceding, political disharmony is crippling the legislative process. Thomas Jefferson ceived acumen of the government that prints it. But in this era of financial Looking back to historical political shifts, experts will examine the current Bryan Fund insecurity, is the soaring price of gold evidence that faith in this system has political climate, such as the Tea Party movement, and discuss what’s hap - New-York Historical Society wilted? Experts debate the future of our monetary system: Should the United pening to President Obama’s promise of “Change We Can Believe In.” States return to the gold standard or should it carry on by printing dollars with each successive financial crisis? BEVERLY GAGE is associate professor of 20th-century U.S. history at Yale where JAMES GRANT is the founder and editor of o k r c i Grant’s Interest Rate Observer . DAVID n p

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New-York Historical Society Spring 2011 – Fall 2011 Schedule During Renovation The New-York Historical Society began construction on its Central Park West façade and new permanent galleries on April 1, 2010. In November 2011, the Society will reopen with new, path-breaking exhibitions, permanent installations, and galleries for visitors of all ages; a new “destination” film on New York and the nation by acclaimed filmmaker Donna Lawrence; and a new restaurant.

During construction, through November 2011, the following will operate without interruption: Antietam and the Battles of 1862 • THE BERNARD AND IRENE SCHWARTZ DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS SERIES Thursday, May 12, 6:30 pm The Series will continue to offer a full schedule of public programs, Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West with a temporary location at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West, unless otherwise noted. The bloodiest day in American history took place at Sharpsburg, Maryland in Programs will continue to be held in the evening, from 6:30 – 7:30. September 1862, when Union and Confederate forces met at the Battle of The Civil War: Walking tours offered as part of the Society’s public programs series will 150 Years Antietam. Historians James M. McPherson and Stephen W. Sears, both of continue as scheduled. whom have written award-winning books on the battle, discuss the strategies of Generals Robert E. Lee and George McClellan, as well as the society- • EDUCATION PROGRAMS altering event the Union victory made possible: emancipation. The Society’s full schedule of programs for teachers will be offered both onsite and offsite, and for students in schools throughout New York City. Outreach programs for students will bring reproductions of the Society’s JAMES M. M CPHERSON is the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American artwork, objects, and documents into classrooms around the city, contin - History Emeritus at Princeton University. uing to bring history to life for thousands of students and teachers.

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J Cry of Freedom , which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. STEPHEN W. S EARS has written or edited ten books on the Civil War since collections access and resources for students, teachers, historians, 1983, including Landscape Turned Red: The Battle of Antietam and George B. history buffs, shoppers, and members. Alexander Gardner McClellan: The Young Napoleon . He is a three-time winner of the Fletcher Pratt Award Signal tower on Elk • THE LIBRARY will remain open. from the Civil War Round Table of New York. HAROLD HOLZER (MODERATOR) is Chairman Mountain, overlooking battle field of of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation and served as co-chair of the U.S. • THE HENRY LUCE III C ENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN CULTURE will Antietam , 1862 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for nine years. He is the author, co-author, or remain open by appointment. See page 30 for more information. Stereograph editor of 36 books on Lincoln and the Civil War era. New-York Historical • THE MUSEUM STORE will remain open. Society Library Renov

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Podcast Highlights Program and Special Breakfast & Talk Breakfast $55 (members $45) with Andrew Roberts Did you miss one of the exciting evening public programs at the New- Space is limited at the ‘21’ Club York Historical Society? Audio recordings of these and other programs, and tickets must 21 West 52nd Street as well as walking tours, are now available on our website as streaming be purchased in (bet. 5th and 6th Avenues) audio and downloadable podcasts. A selection of N-YHS podcasts is also advance, through SmartTix. available on iTunesU. Log onto www.nyhistory.org/iTunesU, download Join us at New York’s landmark ‘21’ Club for your selections to your MP3 player, and listen anywhere. Tickets will not be sold at the door. this singular program, which includes a breakfast, lecture, and book signing for $55 (members $45 ). This event at ‘21’ will be offered free to first-time The Global Financial Crisis: America Making a Comeback 4/6/10

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Madison and the Constitution, Part II 5/11/10 With Benno Schmidt, Sean Wilentz, and Gordon S. Wood The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War Tuesday, May 17, 8:30-10:00 am (please note time) High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg 10/5/10 Historian Andrew Roberts discusses his new comprehensive history of With Niall Ferguson World War II, The Storm of War , ranging from tales of the principal actors on both sides to the little-known individuals whose experience reveals the Washington: A Life 10/19/10 extraordinary courage and devastating cruelty that defined the war. Mr. With Ron Chernow and Stacy Schiff Roberts asks why the war took the course that it did, tackling the broad and difficult question of why the Axis lost and whether, with a different strategy, First Family: Abigail and John Adams 11/17/10 they might have won. With Joseph J. Ellis and Richard Brookhiser ANDREW ROBERTS is the author of several books of history, including Masters and The Early Spanish Jews of New York 11/18/10 Commanders and A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900 . In 2003, he With Rabbi Hayyim Angel, Rabbi Marc D. Angel, Louise Mirrer, and wrote and presented the four-part BBC2 history series Secrets of Leadership . His latest Jonathan Sarna book is The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War .

Lincoln, 1860 & Secession 12/2/10 With Harold Holzer, James M. McPherson, and Eric Foner

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John F. Kennedy Tuesday, May 24, 6:30 pm Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West It’s been fifty years since John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the nation’s 35th president, yet his specter remains ever present in the American conscious - ness. In conversation with Bob Herbert, celebrated biographer Robert Dallek examines the trials and tribulations Kennedy faced during his political career —obstacles that are surprisingly resonant to issues facing our current presi - dent—including the Cold War, conflict in Southeast Asia, and the resistance he faced in passing domestic policy.

ROBERT DALLEK is the author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 and the new book John F. Kennedy , and is a Pulitzer Prize finalist. BOB HERBERT e g n i (MODERATOR ) is an op-ed columnist for The New York n n ö

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L from the American Dream. Distinguished Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by the Supreme Court, 1865-1903 Lecturer Thursday, May 26, 6:30 pm Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West In the years following the Civil War, a series of extraordinary laws— beginning Faces of America with the post-war Constitutional Amendments and culminating with the Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 pm Civil Rights Act of 1875—remade America’s social landscape, abolishing Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West We the People slavery, and conferring equal protection of the law to all Americans. But by Series 1883, the Supreme Court had ruled the Civil Rights Act unconstitutional and In African American Lives 1 and 2 , Henry Louis Gates, Jr., revealed, through a turned a blind eye to the reality of racism, essentially legalizing the brutal prej - combination of cutting-edge DNA research and old-fashioned genealogical udice of the Jim Crow era. Three sleuthing, the histories of more than a dozen notable African Americans. experts discuss this pivotal moment In Faces of America , he did the same for twelve notable Americans of in American history and the tragic

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Ma, Meryl Streep, Mike Nichols, Malcolm Gladwell, and Kristi Yamaguchi. W LAWRENCE GOLDSTONE is the author of Dark Bargain: Slavery, Profits, and the Struggle for the Constitution and the new book Inherently Unequal: The Betrayal of Equal Rights by

HENRY LOUIS GATES , J R., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the Supreme Court, 1865-1903. ERIC FONER is the DeWitt Clinton Professor of History at the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard Columbia University and the author of The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American University. He wrote, produced, and hosted the PBS documentaries African American Slavery. KHALIL GIBRAN MUHAMMAD is the incoming Director of the Schomburg Center for Lives 1 and 2 and Faces of America . Research in Black Culture and Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University— Bloomington.

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N-YHS Library Event On the Cusp of the Civil War: Debating Race in America Thursday, June 2, 6:30 pm Please note location: The Civil War: New-York Historical Society Library, Enter at 5 West 76th Street at Central Park West 150 Years On the cusp of the Civil War, James McCune Smith, the first African American to receive a medical degree and one of the foremost intellectuals of the era, entered into one of the most prominent debates within American society: the Nature of the Negro. The debate explored whether Europeans and Africans were equally or similarly human. This special program, held in the New-York Historical Society Library, explores the arguments that pro - vided justification for slavery in the 18th century as well as those that led to its abolition a century later.

HENRY LOUIS GATES , J R., is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W. E. B. Du

Photo: Steve Petteway, Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Collection of the U.S. Supreme Court The President Bill Clinton Harvard University. JENNIFER BURTON is a visiting scholar at the University of California, San Diego, where she has taught courses on the debates within African American studies. They are the co-editors of Call and Response: Key Lecture Series Debates in African American Studies.

in American History Thomas Brackett Reed: Czar of the Gilded Age Tuesday, June 7, 6:30 pm Making Our Democracy Work: A Judge’s View Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Tuesday, May 31, 6:30 pm Thomas B. “Czar” Reed (1839-1902), Speaker of the U.S. House of Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Representatives in three tumultuous Gilded Age congresses, single-handedly How does the Constitution, an 18th-century document, relate to and dictate transformed both the House and the Speakership and unintentionally opened the laws of a 21st-century society? Through the analysis of past cases, the floodgates of political modernity. And the problems with which Reed including those concerning slavery, the Cherokee Indians, and detainees at grappled were as modern as today’s front page: a war of choice (in his day, with Guantánamo Bay, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the Court’s arduous—and Spain), the impact of globalization on the American economy, and the fraught often turbulent—journey to establish its legitimacy as guardian of the question of the dollar—should it be backed by gold, silver, or nothing at all? Constitution. Having earned the public’s confidence, he expounds how the James Grant discusses how Reed changed the Court can continue promoting a workable democracy going forward. political landscape and how his story resonates today. a d a r

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Democracy Work: A Judge’s View. S Rate Observer and the author of the new book Mr. Speaker! Mr. Speaker!: ‘Czar Reed and the Gilded Age. BEVERLY GAGE (MODERATOR) is associate professor of 20th-century U.S. history at Yale where she teaches courses in American conservatism and 20th-century American politics.

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The Civil War Draft Riots Walking Tour Saturday, April 2, 11:00 am Saturday, April 30, 11:00 am In July 1863, several months after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and signed the nation’s first federal draft law, New York City was nearly destroyed in a four-day cataclysm of arson, looting, and lynching. Join historian Barnet Schecter for an in-depth look at the festering racial and class conflicts that produced the deadliest riots in American history. The tour includes South Street Seaport, two Irish Catholic churches, the site of the infamous Five Points slum, the African Burial Ground, Tweed Courthouse, and the former New York Times Building, across from City Hall. Walking Tours are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance by calling SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.

BARNET SCHECTER is the author of The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America, and most recently, George Washington’s America: A Biography Through His Maps.

Lincoln in New York Walking Tour Saturday, May 21, 11:00 am Lincoln’s anti-slavery speech at Cooper Union made him a national figure and The Draft Riots: 1863 propelled him to the Presidency. During the course of this walk, we’ll explore Tuesday, June 14, 6:30 pm this pivotal speech, Henry Ward Beecher, and the making of the image of Location: New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West Lincoln. Starting with Lincoln’s statue at Union Square, we’ll walk to Cooper The Civil War: New York City’s only “Civil War Battle” was the 1863 Draft Riot—a convul - 150 Years sive, racially-motivated street fight for the very soul of Manhattan. Experts Union, then take the subway to Brooklyn to see other sites, such as the little- provide a frank, no-holds-barred account of the sickening excesses of the known Lincoln bas-relief at Beecher’s Pilgrim Church. Walking Tours are bloody struggle, its lasting impact on New York politics, the efforts of the limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance by mayor, governor, and President Lincoln himself to quell the frightening dis - calling SmartTix at (212) 868-4444. turbance, and what it all meant to the future of New York. CAL SNYDER is the author of Out of Fire and Valor: The War Memorials of New York City from the Revolution to 9/11. BARNET SCHECTER is an historian and the author of several books, including The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Above: Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct Above: The Riots in New York: America and George Washington’s Champion prize Destruction of the envelope, America: A Biography Through His Maps. Colored Orphan Lincoln & Davis Asylum BARRY LEWIS is an architectural historian and the host of a popular series of walking tours in 5 rounds, Published in the on PBS. He currently teaches at Cooper Union Forum and the New York School of Interior 5th Round (detail) Illustrated London Design. HAROLD HOLZER (MODERATOR) is Chairman of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Published by J. H. News , August 3, 1863 Foundation and served as co-chair of the U. S. Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Tingley Wood Engraving Cream envelope for nine years. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 36 books on Lincoln and the Civil New-York Historical with black ink Society Library War era. New-York HistoricWal alk Society

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In the heart of New York City’s bustling metropolis, Central Park’s 38-acre Ramble is a bird watcher’s paradise, where more than 270 species have been spotted in a single year. With New York being located along one of North America’s busiest migratory routes, the spring months are an ideal time to spot the city’s avian visitors on their trip north.

Journey with wildlife artist and illustrator Alan Messer to some of the most magical places in Central Park’s wooded Ramble, discovering along the way both resident and migrating birds. Walks are limited to 35 guests per tour. Please buy tickets in advance by calling SmartTix at (212) 868-4444.

April Bird Walk Saturday, April 9, 9:00 am During the April walk through Central Park’s Ramble, we will search for resi - dent, late winter, and early migrants, including common birds at feeders. Chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, finches, and sparrows may be seen at this time.

John James May Bird Walk Audubon Saturday, May 7, 9:00 am Rufous During the spring migration in May, delight in the colorful warblers, hum - Hummingbird (Selasphorus mingbirds, tanagers, and thrushes. rufus), Havell plate no. 379 , ALAN MESSER is a wildlife artist and illustrator of books, field guides, and periodicals. 1836-37 Watercolor, He is a former president of the Linnaean Society of New York. His paintings may be graphite, viewed at alanmesser.net. black ink on paper Purchased from Mrs. John J. Audubon New-York 26 NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY Historical Society 27 TO PURCHASE TICKETS BY PHONE CALL SMARTTIX (212) 868-4444 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman’s Council VICE CHAIRS MEMBERS Helen Appel CHAIR Norman S. Benzaquen Lorraine and Richard Abramson Dinny and Lester Morse James G. Basker Pam B. Schafler Barbara and Richard Debs Jacqueline Adams Helen Nash William Beekman Scott M. Delman Arthur S. Ainsberg Sarah E. 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The museum galleries will be closed from February 1, 2011, through November 10, Program admission unless noted: $20 (members $10) THE NEW-YORK 2011, to facilitate the final phase of our renovations. The Society’s grand reopening will HISTORICAL take place on November 11, 2011. If you are interested in viewing the Luce Center per - Unless noted tickets for public programs are sold through SOCIETY manent collections, please call (212) 485-9264 to make an appointment. See page 30 TO ORDER ONLINE: Visit www.smarttix.com. 2 West 77th Street for details about visiting the Luce Center. BY TELEPHONE: Please call SmartTix at (212) 868-4444 to charge your order, Monday – Friday at Central Park West 9:00 am – 8:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm, Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm. (212) 873-3400 www.nyhistory.org MUSEUM STORE HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sunday, 11:00 BY MAIL: Complete the coupon with charge information or enclose a check payable to SmartTix and return AM – 5:45 PM. Closed Mondays. to SmartTix Entertainment Services, 312 West 36th Street, Suite 200, New York, NY 10018. Please include a daytime phone number. Unless otherwise noted evening programs begin at 6:30 pm. Please note: PROGRAM ADMISSION unless noted: $20 (members $10) Sales are final and payments cannot be refunded. Programs and dates may be subject to change. When visiting the Management reserves the right to refuse admission to latecomers. library, please enter at LIBRARY HOURS : Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Closed Sunday and 5 West 76th Street. Monday. The Library is closed on Saturdays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Use of For up-to-date information, view the listing of Public Programs at www.nyhistory.org. the Library is free. Advanced payment required to guarantee seating.

SUBWAY: B or C train to 81st Street and Central Park West Name BUS: M10 to 77th Street, M79 to 81st Street and Central Park West PUBLIC PARKING GARAGES: (all are located between Broadway and Amsterdam) Address Wilfred Street Garage, 203 West 77th Street, (212) 362-2308; Tri-Star Parking, 207 West 76th Street, (212) 496-8553; Carousel Parking, 201 West 75th Street, (212) 874- City State Zip 0581 Telephone (day) (evening) To receive E-MAIL NOTICES and updates for upcoming events, activities, and programs, please e-mail us at [email protected] with “e-mail announcements” in E-mail the subject line. PROGRAM # OF TICKETS PRICE SUBTOTAL

SERVICES FOR VISITORS WITH MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS: N-YHS facilities and entrances are wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs are available at all entrances for visitor use and are free of charge. It is advisable to reserve a wheelchair in advance by calling (212) 485-9200 or (212) 873-7489 (TTY). Please ask a security guard for assis - tance when you arrive.

The auditorium at the New York Society for Ethical Culture is equipped with an FM assistive listening system. Headsets and neckloops are available. Please ask a staff member for assistance.

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